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Sent: 12/11/2008 1:49 AM

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Sent: 12/12/2008 2:08 AM

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Message 99 of 111 in Discussion

From:

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Sent: 12/12/2008 2:10 AM

Santa Claus promoting pub crawls? Bad idea.

December 11, 2008

Dear Brandon,

Leave Santa out
of this! File a code violation complaint

MillerCoors is getting a lump of coal in its Christmas stocking this year. The beer producer is sponsoring binge drinking events in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, San Diego, and several other cities.

Billed as the "world's naughtiest pub crawl," the event website is splashed with images of Santa, hawks an official Santa suit, and features a video of people in Santa costumes running through the streets, partying.

But the industry's own voluntary advertising code bans Santa from promoting beer. And though the ostensibly charitable events are aimed at adults, many of them start in daylight or early evening hours, when children could spot St. Nick dashing through the snow....getting drunk.

Even beer giant Anheuser-Busch pulled its sponsorship of a similar event in Atlanta after a watchdog group blew the whistle this week. But MillerCoors? No response. Santa is far too busy right now to get dragged into this, so let's get their attention:

Click here to file a complaint with the Beer Institute and the Federal Trade Commission

After you do, please tell a friend about this opportunity to shine the spotlight on some very naughty corporate behavior.

Sincerely,

Join Together
Boston University School of Public Health

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Sent: 12/13/2008 2:40 AM

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Sent: 12/16/2008 1:43 AM

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Sent: 12/16/2008 1:46 AM

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Sent: 12/17/2008 1:32 AM

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Sent: 12/18/2008 1:42 AM

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Sent: 12/19/2008 1:47 AM

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Sent: 12/19/2008 1:50 AM

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MillerCoors Agrees to Stop Selling Alcoholic Energy Drinks

A settlement announced this morning between MillerCoors and a
group of state attorneys general will spell the end of the
brewer's foray into marketing alcoholic energy drinks.

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Sent: 12/19/2008 4:54 PM

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Sent: 12/19/2008 4:58 PM

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From:

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Sent: 12/23/2008 1:36 AM

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Sent: 12/24/2008 2:21 AM

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December 23, 2008

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Sent: 12/24/2008 2:24 AM

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		HEADLINES Survey: Roughly Half of American Children Face Weekly Secondhand Smoke Exposure Approximately half (42 percent) of U.S. children are exposed to secondhand smoke on a weekly basis, with more than 25 percent of parents reporting that their child has been exposed to smoke in their homes. S.F. Judge Dismisses Drugstore Cigarette Sales Case Walgreens' most recent attempt to overturn San Francisco's ban on cigarette and tobacco sales in pharmacies failed as a city judge upheld the city ordinance. Fla. Tobacco Settlement Fund Threatened Facing a $2.3-billion budget shortfall, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is eyeing a $1.4 billion fund established by the state's 1997 settlement with the tobacco industry, but opponents say they will go to court to block any attempt to raid the fund.
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		RESEARCH NEWS Gene May Increase Drinkers' Colon Cancer Risk A gene carried by up to 20 percent of white Americans raise heavy drinkers' risk of developing colon cancer, according to new research out of Heidelberg University in Germany.
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