New York City mayor wants smoking ban for public places, American Airlines wants to cut another 1,200 jobs

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made it his mission to ban smoking from public places, including beaches, parks, restaurants, bars, and even Times Square. Apartments will be his next smoke-free target. Bloomberg gave his assurance in a press conference that he has no intention of an outright ban, saying, "We're not trying to ban anything. I've always believed, as you know, that if you want to smoke I think you should have a right to do so. But it kills you."

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American, the nation's third-biggest airline, has about 73,000 workers. And now the company wants to eliminate 1,200 nonunion jobs as it cuts costs while under bankruptcy protection. It announced plans in February to cut 13,000 union pilots, flight attendants and ground workers. Obama definitely doesn't want to hear about this news.