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Cigarette Nicotine Levels Rose 11% From 1997-2005, Harvard Says Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The amount of nicotine in cigarettes rose by about 11 percent from 1998 through 2005, potentially making cigarette smoking more addictive, according to a study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. Board will ready 2005 flood buyouts for demolition UNION Town Council received two sets of bids as they prepare to demolish houses purchased in the 2005 Federal Emergency Management Agency Buyout program for April 2005 flood. Weir sees FY pre-ex pretax profit substantially ahead of 2005 The company said it expects second-half revenue growth to be around 15 pct, and full-year revenue growth of around 19 pct, having benefited from generally strong market conditions in the second half, restructuring in 2005 and the impact of recent acquisitions. 2005 harvest hang over lingers SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17, 2007 – The record 2005 winegrape harvest created a hang over for buyers of North Coast grapes and wine from the smaller but substantial 2006 crop, but retail sales growth and limited vineyard development bode well for the future of the wine business in Napa and Sonoma counties, according to experts at a viticulture seminar this morning. ISO: Insured losses drop in 2005 The insurance industry paid out some $8.8 billion in claims in the United States in 2006 — a sharp drop from hurricane-plagued 2005, the ISOs Property Claim Services unit reported Tuesday. Katrina Evacuee Convicted in 2005 Murder BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A Hurricane Katrina evacuee faces up to life in an Alabama prison for a 2005 murder in Birmingham. A Jefferson County jury returned the guilty verdict... General Motors sells 9.09 million autos worldwide in 2006, down almost 1 percent from 2005 Posted: 7:36 AM- DETROIT - General Motors Corp. on Wednesday said it sold 9.09 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2006, a nearly 1 percent decline from 2005, as sales in the U.S. faltered. 2 men plead guilty in 2005 killings on Hilltop porch Shootings on the Hilltop in the summer of 2005 left one man dead and his girlfriend wounded. Yesterday, two men took responsibility but said they fired in self-defense. Katrina Evacuee Convicted In 2005 Murder BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A Hurricane Katrina evacuee faces up to life in an Alabama prison for a 2005 murder in Birmingham. A Jefferson County jury returned the guilty verdict Tuesday against 53-year-old Arner Dinwidieie. Olmert faces probe over 2005 bank deal: official Israels state prosecutor on Tuesday ordered an investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts role in the 2005 privatization of an Israeli bank, the Justice Ministry said in a statement. | |||||||