Gates, Bloomberg Pool Riches to Fight Smoking

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Linda
- 37 days ago - hosted.ap.org

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesda

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Blue Bunting (704)

Wednesday July 23, 2008, 1:07 pm
Mayor Michael Bloomberg did a fabulous job of helping people to stop smoking in New York; he offered $150 worth of "nicotine patches" FREE to anyone who requested them, FREE stop smoking clinics and follow up help.