11.   Last month, Liggett admitted in its settlement that nicotine is addictive and that the industry markets to underage smokers.

12.   Other states, including Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas, also punish underage smokers with suspension of driving privileges, fines or community service.

13.   R.J. Reynolds, in a statement Wednesday, denied targeting underage smokers and said the documents were taken out of context.

14.   Rosalie Lopez, legislative liaison for the Arizona Department of Health Services, said Arizona has no laws spelling out how retailers should identify underage smokers.

15.   Still, officials of companies that operate vending machines expressed outrage over the federal proposal, arguing that it would have little impact on underage smokers.

16.   The company also said the FTC refused to consider a company-funded survey showing declining sales of Camels to underage smokers.

17.   The data most likely to attract attention related to smoking among high-school-age students because underage smokers are the target of the proposed FDA rules.

18.   They deny that they are stepping up advertising in minority publications, or that they are trying to attract underage smokers of any race or ethnic group.

19.   Those documents indicated that the tobacco companies marketed cigarettes to underage smokers, even though they knew that nicotine is toxic.

20.   The town presented evidence in court showing that many underage smokers bought cigarettes from the machines.