However, conservative critics suggest the Clinton Administration's approach may put tobacco on the slipper slope towards a new Prohibition.
Visually and conceptually it's an elegant strategy, for these crystal closets suggest not just the glass slipper of Cinderella (the show includes a glass pump from 2009 by Maison Martin Margiela) but also the phone booth in which Clark Kent changes into Superman.
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Quinn is patron of the Glass Slipper Appeal, which raises money for hospitals in the Sunderland area, in an effort to help their fight against breast cancer.
The designer says he could imagine his typical customer wearing a version of the Cinderella slipper at a summer party, a night at the opera or a night on the town.
But even Arizona will have a tough time pulling off the glass slipper.
And it's been a while since we pictured ourselves as the prince looking for the foot to fit the glass slipper.
But the prime minister had not bargained for the political storms that have burst around Peter Slipper, the speaker, and Craig Thomson, an ex-Labor figure.
The move by Mr Slipper, a former opposition lawmaker, into the Speaker's post had helped secure Prime Minister Julia Gillard's wafer-thin parliamentary majority.
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Once the music begins, however, I work alone, even if the room is so crowded that my neighbor's pink slipper on the barre is nudging my hand.
The Lady's Slipper orchid was rescued from extinction by scientists and is strictly protected by wildlife laws.
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The exchange followed the resignation of Speaker Peter Slipper, who was accused of sexual harassment by a former staff member.
This time, there's no glass slipper, no perfection on the line.
She asked Mr Slipper to stand aside as Speaker until the allegations were resolved.
The move deprived the opposition of a parliamentary vote, but Mr Slipper had fallen out with his old colleagues.
Bending down to change back into his shoes, Wolfowitz removed a slipper, revealing a large hole in the toe of one gray wool sock.
The case filed by his colleague, James Ashby, was a "political attack", the court ruled, ordering Mr Ashby to pay Mr Slipper's fees.
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Mr Slipper, who is married, earlier apologised for the content of the text messages.
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Mr Slipper stepped aside from his post in April amid the claims by Mr Ashby, a former parliamentary staff member.
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Mr Slipper appeared to fight back tears in an emotional return to the House to announce his decision to resign, saying it was made with "great sadness" and regret.
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