11.   Martelle has urged the U.S. Congress not to go ahead with a plan to raise taxes sharply to curb cigarette smoking among teen-agers.

12.   Nixon suggested that Bond voted against federal legislation to curb teen smoking in exchange for financial support from the tobacco industry.

13.   President Clinton traveled Thursday to tobacco country to reassure leaf farmers that they will not bear the economic brunt of federal programs designed to curb underage smoking.

14.   President Clinton announces new Food and Drug Administration regulations aimed at curbing teen-age smoking.

15.   President Bill Clinton wants steps to curb teen smoking.

16.   Republican leaders recently said they only want narrow legislation that would focus on curbing teen smoking.

17.   State attorneys general want to use the talks to achieve other goals such as ending certain types of advertising and curbing teen smoking.

18.   The Clinton administration wants steps to curb teen smoking.

19.   The federal legislation to curb teen-age smoking, currently being debated in Congress, depends in large measure on steep price increases as a deterrent.

20.   The industry fears any regulation -- even limited to curbing underage smoking -- would lead to further restrictions and eventually cripple manufacturers.