1.   And B.A.T Industries threatened to bolt from the settlement talks if federal nicotine regulation became too stringent.

2.   A ruling by a federal judge Friday which gave the Food and Drug Administration the clearance to regulate tobacco has pushed nicotine regulation back into the talks.

3.   A ruling by a federal judge Friday which gave the Food and Drug Administration the clearance to regulate tobacco pushed nicotine regulation back into the talks, Moore said.

4.   Also Wednesday, sources said there was a breakthrough on the issue of nicotine regulation.

5.   But because the agreement represents the settling of lawsuits and does not require congressional approval, it does not include measures like nicotine regulation.

6.   Former FDA chief David Kessler is troubled by the conditions attached to nicotine regulation.

7.   Instead of fighting those points, the industry is most concerned about nicotine regulation and how future health claims against it will be limited.

8.   Many public health advocates now reviewing the fine print on nicotine regulation in the pact say they want the conditions for FDA action on nicotine removed.

9.   Negotiators had recently reached roadblocks over the issues of punitive damages and nicotine regulation by the federal government.

10.   One area where states could possibly intervene is in nicotine regulation, the most sensitive subject in the pact.