Carpe diеm: Все сообщения за 22 Сентября 2016 года

Vape industry goes on attack against FDA over e-cigarettes

Facing potential bankruptcy, the nation's 15,000 vaping and e-cigarette outlets are mounting a massive political campaign to win a congressional reversal of new and costly Food and Drug Administration rules that just went into effect. The Right to Vape campaign plans to barnstorm through 15 battleground and politically influential states to pressure lawmakers up for re-election to promise to use the upcoming November lame-duck session to make changes to the regulations. The Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform has teamed with Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association and the American Vaping Association, for an October bus tour, organizers told the Washington Examiner. The FDA this summer banned the sale of e-cigarettes to youths under 18 and is requiring agency approval of any vaping product made before Feb. 15, 2007, which the businesses expect to be complicated and expensive. // www.washingtonexaminer.com

Russia has a years-long plot to influence Balkan politics. The U.S. can learn a lot from it.

The United States is not Russia's only target. // www.washingtonpost.com

For the Kremlin, winning a supermajority in the Russian parliament was the easy part

The nation may have to make painful economic cuts, and the legislature will take the blame. // www.washingtonpost.com

Missionaries are struggling to work under new Russia law banning proselytizing

The new law also bans preaching or disseminating religious materials outside of registered religious buildings or sites. // www.washingtonpost.com

Putin got what he wanted this time. But the rest is a recipe for collapse.

Though the president’s party won in parliamentary elections, Russia’s long-term future looks bleak. // www.washingtonpost.com

Putin will make Russia’s elections this Sunday the most tightly controlled in 16 years. Here’s why.

The 2011 Russian election resulted in mass protests. Putin won't let that happen again. // www.washingtonpost.com

Pentagon grudgingly accepts Syria deal amid deep mistrust of Russia

Defense officials are working on the mechanics of how military-to-military coordination with Russian forces is managed. // www.washingtonpost.com

Putin goes full Orwell

His regime rewrites history and punishes those who spread inconvenient truths. //