CSP Daily News
Friday, March 28, 2003 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 62  

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TOBACCO
Death Knell for Tobacco Tax
Ga. House defeats Perdue tax plan
PETROLEUM
Amerada Hess BOE Down
Production to be approximately 20% lower than year before
Civil Proceeding Looms
ConocoPhillips says EPA requested information on refineries
Locke Suggests "All-Nighter"
Governor's middle ground is 4-cent rise in gas tax
MERCHANDISE
Not Just for Baseball Anymore
Rookie cards of Kournikova, Williams, Roddick in premier edition
PEOPLE
New EVP at USST
Dougherty elected executive vice president of marketing and sales
PDQ Adds Exec
Wingert joins sales team as account executive with domestic outside sales team
FUEL PRICES
Price Spike is Over
Lundberg Survey data for two weeks ending March 21
Average U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices
EIA data for week of March 24, 2003

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N.Y. Says N-O
Wanna smoke in public? Go to Jersey

ALBANY, N.Y. – State leaders passed the most restrictive smoking regulations in the nation Wednesday, making it illegal to light up in virtually every business in New York state, including all bars and restaurants.

Immediately after it was passed by the Legislature, Gov. George E. Pataki put his pen to the paper and the measure will be law in 120 days. State law will supersede any less stringent local laws, according to The Associated Press.

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No. 5 Exporter to be Back Online
Venezuela expects to restart gasoline exports by the end of March

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela will restore its strike-hit gasoline exports at the end of March, Minister of Energy and Mines Rafael Ramirez told reporters on Wednesday.

As reported previously in CSP Daily News, The world's No. 5 oil exporter had not shipped gasoline abroad since December when opponents of leftist President Hugo Chavez began a two-month strike that disrupted petroleum output and exports.

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Downsize That?
McDonald's looks to sell Chipotle, Boston Market and Donatos chains

OAK BROOK, Ill. – McDonald's Corp. is seeking buyers for its Chipotle Mexican Grill, Boston Market and Donatos Pizzeria chains, in a sign the company's new chief is focusing on fixing its burger business, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday.

Sources close to McDonald's told the Chicago Tribune that the Oak Brook, Ill.-based company is talking with private equity firms about buying a controlling stake in the Partner Brands, the division which includes Chipotle, Boston Market and Donatos.

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