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Baseball season begins with tobacco curb
April 10, 2012. Baptist Press
Waking up to the dangers of smokeless tobacco
April 5, 2012. Washington Post
At start of baseball season, Durbin, Lautenberg, Harkin, Blumenthal applaud MLB for banning tobacco use
April 4, 2012. Senator Dick Durbin
You can help narc on tobacco-using ballplayers
April 3, 2012. NBC Sports Hardball
The Battle Over Chewing Tobacco
March 14, 2012. San Diego Reader
By The Numbers: Tony Gwynn And Smokeless Tobacco In Baseball
March 1, 2012. CBS New York
Chewing tobacco ban for MLB?
February 27, 2012. Fox News
Tony Gwynn's Cancer Surgery Should Be a Warning Sign to Tobacco Chewers
February 15, 2012. Bleacher Report
Smokeless tobacco pinched
December 12, 2011. General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church
Banning smokeless tobacco
November 26, 2011. Minot Daily News
Chewing tobacco and a Major League dream
November 25, 2011. CNN
Joe Garagiola happy to see MLB's 1st step vs. tobacco
November 22, 2011. Arizona Republic
Durbin welcomes baseball's restrictions on smokeless tobacco
November 22, 2011. St. Louis Dispatch
CBA limits players' use of smokeless tobacco
November 22, 2011. AP Story in Sports Illustrated
Baseball Players: Chew on This
November 10, 2011. Memphis Daily News
Democrats urge baseball to test for HGH and ban chewing tobacco
November 2, 2011. Associated Press/ Washington Post
Editorial: Never mind beer, baseball should ban tobacco
November 2, 2011. Patriot-Ledger
Congressmen urge MLB to test for HGH, ban chewing tobacco
November 2, 2011. CBS Sports
ABC NEWS: Baseball Chewing Tobacco On Deck to be Spit Out?
October 26, 2011. ABC World News Now
Editorial: Baseball should ban tobacco entirely
October 26, 2011. Rochester Post-Bulletin
Editorial: Free baseball of smokeless tobacco
October 24, 2011. Herald Times Reporter
Editorial: Kick tobacco off the field
October 24, 2011. Milford Daily News
Editorial: Ban baseball's nasty habit
October 24, 2011. Chattanooga Times Free Press
Editorial: Just play ball
October 21, 2011. Raleigh News Observer
Senators Push MLB Tobacco Ban
October 21, 2011. Click2Houston, KPRC
Brennan: Baseball needs to dump chewing tobacco
October 20, 2011. Keeping Score, USA Today
Snuff out the problem: MLB should ban smokeless tobacco
October 20, 2011. AOL Fanhouse, Sporting News
World Series puts spotlight on use of smokeless tobacco
October 20, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Should the Baseball Players Union Ban Chewing Tobacco During World Series Games?
October 20, 2011. KMOX Radio, CBS
Video: Tobacco Out In MLB?
October 19, 2011. WXII
Editorial: Make baseball chaw-free
October 19, 2011. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Players' group has no comment on tobacco ban call
October 19, 2011. Reuters
Video: Senators, Health Officials Hope To Strike Out Chewing Tobacco
October 19, 2011. WFMY News, CBS (NC)
Group asks major leaguers to spit out the chewing tobacco
October 19, 2011. Marketplace
Editorial: Baseball should bag the chew
October 19, 2011. Salisbury Post
Politicians, including Dick Durbin, want tobacco-free World Series between Rangers and Cardinals
October 18, 2011. New York Daily News
Senators: There should be no chewing in baseball
October 18, 2011. 2Chambers Blog, Washington Post
Senators urge MLB to ban tobacco during Series
October 18, 2011. Associated Press (running in USA Today, ESPN, Sporting News, FOXNews.com, San Francisco Chronicle and dozens more.)
Sen. Durbin, colleagues want smokeless tobacco kicked out of baseball
October 18, 2011. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Senators, health officials urge tobacco ban
October 18, 2011. MLB.com
Durbin: Wants Major League Baseball to ban players from using tobacco at ballpark
October 18, 2011. Chicago Sun-Times
Senators urge World Series tobacco ban
October 18, 2011. NBC Sports, Hardball Talk
Editorial: There's no smoke, but there's ire
September 29, 2011. Chicago Sun Times
Video: MLB Commissioner Wants Chewing Tobacco Banned
September 29, 2011. CBS Baltimore/ WJZ
Will Major League Baseball toss tobacco?
September 27, 2011. USA Today
Taking on tradition, baseball seeks ban on chewing tobacco and dip
September 24, 2011. Associated Press (running in Houston Chronicle, Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and dozens more)
Editorial: It's Time To Get Chewing Tobacco Out Of The Game
August 15, 2011. Baseball America
Despite growing resistance to smokeless tobacco, major league ban may be difficult to attain
August 10, 2011. The New Jersey Star-Ledger
Video: Diamondbacks owner speaks in support of smokeless tobacco ban in baseball
July 11, 2011. NBC, KPNX Channel 12
Video: Banning tobacco use in the MLB
June 20, 2011. CBS, KYTX 19
Video: Faith Groups Pitch Ban on Baseball's Nasty Habit
June 15, 2011. CBN/ 700 Club
Faith leaders call on baseball union to take tobacco out of the game
June 3, 2011. Lincoln Journal Star
Faith leaders go to bat for big-league tobacco ban
June 1, 2011. Salt Lake Tribune, Following Faith
What would Jesus not do? Chew tobacco, religious leaders say
May 31, 2011. USA Today, Faith & Reason
Religious leaders: Thou shall not use chewing tobacco on the baseball field
May 31, 2011. Houston Chronicle, Believe It or Not
Ban smokeless tobacco in the Big Leagues, say religious leaders
May 31, 2011. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Political Insider
D'backs Owner: Ban smokeless tobacco
May 18, 2011. USA Today
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Smokeless Tobacco in Baseball
May 17, 2011. HBO
Health officials seek smokeless tobacco ban in baseball's most visible venues
April 7, 2011. St. Petersburg Times
Seattle pitches in for pro baseball ban on tobacco
April 6, 2011. Seattle Times
Editorial: Tobacco on the field: Bush-league chew
April 1, 2011. Boston Globe
Bud Selig: smokeless tobacco should be banned in the majors
April 1, 2011. NBC Hardball Talk
Video: Big League Chewers Under Fire
April 1, 2011. NBC LA
Selig says MLB wants to ban smokeless tobacco
March 31, 2011. Sports Illustrated/ AP
Editorial: Kill tradition, not players
March 31, 2011. Scranton Times Tribune
ABC 7 News: Groups urge MLB to ban tobacco
March 31, 2011. ABC 7 News (DC)
Bobby Valentine Op-ed: Take Dip Out of the Ballgame
March 31, 2011. New York Times
Video: Growing push to get tobacco out of baseball
March 31, 2011. NECN Boston
Officials seek Fenway ban on smokeless tobacco
March 30, 2011. Boston Herald
Top Health Officials In MLB Cities Want Tobacco Out Of The Ballgame
March 29, 2011. Baseball Digest
Smokeless tobacco may be on its way out of Major League Baseball parks
March 29, 2011. Los Angeles Times: Booster Shots
Tony Gwynn returns after facing cancer
March 27, 2011. ESPN Outside the Lines
Special Video Message from Senator Dick Durbin
March 26, 2011
Should chewing tobacco be banned from baseball?
March 11, 2011. Boston Globe
Editorial: Baseball's Bad Habit
March 4, 2011. Chicago Tribune
Editorial: Time for majors to ban chewing tobacco
March 2, 2011. New Jersey Star-Ledger
MLB Committed to educating on tobacco risks
(Originally titled "It’s Time for MLB to Kick Tobacco Habit")
Feb. 21, 2011. MLB.COM
Editorial: Take tobacco out of the game
Feb. 18, 2010. Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial: Baseball's back; smokeless tobacco too
Feb. 18, 2010. San Diego Union-Tribune
Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn discusses his struggles with cancer
Feb.11, 2011. Los Angeles Times
Stephen Strasburg attempts to quit smokeless tobacco
Jan. 31, 2011. Washington Post
Teen chewing tobacco use putting baseball in a pinch
Oct. 21, 2010. Sacramento Bee