1.   The UK, which holds the presidency, is expected to oppose a proposal to ban tobacco advertising in Europe supported by Germany.

2.   And as smoking has become a national issue, the siege mentality has intensified, with some farmers truly convinced that tobacco may be banned outright.

3.   A Brussels court may rule later today on whether to ban a tobacco advertising campaign by Philip Morris Cos.

4.   Courts in Brussels and Paris may rule later today on whether to ban a tobacco advertising campaign by Philip Morris Cos.

5.   He believes fewer major-leaguers are doing it, in part because the minor leagues banned all tobacco four years ago.

6.   Hypothetically and under that authority, Porter told Justice Anthony Kennedy, Massachusetts could ban all tobacco advertising in the state.

7.   In Texas, tobacco has been banned in the Holliday prison unit at Huntsville and in jails in Harris and Bexar counties.

8.   Oakland currently bans tobacco advertising on billboards.

9.   Richard Cooper, an attorney for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and a former FDA counsel, told the court that FDA is taking a first step toward banning tobacco.

10.   The commission is hoping to ban tobacco advertising in publications and other forms of media distributed in more than one EU member state.