He had a dry cough, which I put down to all the smoke in the control car.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Skybreaker'

Further downtown, the air is clouded with cigarette smoke while crowd control barriers line the street to help herd the fashionistas.

CNN: Style mavens flock to Fashion's Night Out

Some conventional weapons or legal crowd control can also release smoke that causes respiratory problems, a common symptom of chemical weapons exposure.

CNN: Israeli official: Syria using chemical weapons

Although the house was filled with smoke, the wasps remained in their nest until pest control officers were called to remove them.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | South East Wales | Wasp smoke-out sets house ablaze

So on current evidence, there is a strong likelihood that when the smoke clears 14 months from now, the GOP will be in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

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