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Cheeseburger Bill gets through first hurdle

The House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill which seeks to ban class-action lawsuits that blame food companies for obesity. The bill, nicknamed the “Cheeseburger Bill,” was supported by Republicans who said the industry needed protecting.

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