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Live look at chicago from fox 32. possible repeal to the soda tax. cook county officials believe they enough votes to repeal the penny per ounce tax. final vote on that is expected wednesday. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back.
Than a feather duster. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. and now swiffer dusters refills are available with the fresh scent of gain. nancy, you want to respond? >> first i want to go back to 2010, when then governor proposed in the executive boiudt a penny per ounce. >> paterson tried to do it on state level and a more comprehensive policy and not one with loopholes that people are objecting to in this one. >> exactly. i worked very closely as that as an advocate and i can tell you the industry was relentless. i even went in and i looked at their lobbying expenditures. from january...
To impose a penny per ounce tax on sugary drinks. the mayor and his health officials are right to ashesert that sugary drinks contribute to obesity. mr. bloomberg has worked to improve public health on many fronts. thanks to his efforts smoking is outlawed in most places, transfats are banned. calorie counts are routinely displayed but the big drinks ban was illy conceived and poorly instructed from the start. the mayor will be on the show this morning coming up. let's look at the "wall street journal." a ryan reboot. doesn't the house budget chairman understand that the 2012 election settle...