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The United States Senate has passed the Travel Promotion Act, with the express aim off attracting millions of foreign tourists to America.

Voting 78-18 in favour of the legislation, the Senate has agreed to establish a non-profit corporation to promote travel in the United States. The body will be tasked with assuring potential visitors they will be welcomed in America, while also assisting with paperwork and offering information regarding American places of interest outside the usual tourist destinations.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday backed legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration power to control the advertising and manufacturing of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

"All of us believe the time has come to act to protect our nation's children ... Every day we delay another 3,000, 4,000 children begin to smoke," said Senator Christopher Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who led the two-day meeting to finalize Senate health committee's version of the bill.