WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he got hooked on as a teenager as he signed the strongest-ever U.S. anti-smoking bill Monday and praised it for providing critically needed protections for kids.
Obama signs U.S. anti-smoking bill
Monday, June 22, 2009 | 4:39 p.m. CDT
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