1.   Amendments are most likely to come from tobacco industry foes who have already voiced misgivings.

2.   Blanket immunity from future suits is out of the question, attorneys general and other tobacco foes say.

3.   Both tobacco foes and supporters say the lawsuit makes it harder for the industry to defend its interests on Capitol Hill.

4.   A settlement would face difficult hurdles, including getting legislation through Congress that would satisfy tobacco foes and their allies.

5.   But some tobacco foes complain that at a critical juncture in their movement, he has vanished behind closed doors.

6.   But some tobacco foes said the plan was more a public relations ploy to fend off efforts by the FDA to regulate tobacco as a drug-delivery device.

7.   Cigarette shops serve one goal of tobacco foes by diverting sales of cigarettes from stores frequented by children.

8.   Durbin has been a leading tobacco industry foe on Capitol Hill for more than a decade.

9.   Hurdles A settlement would face difficult hurdles, including getting legislation through Congress that would satisfy tobacco foes and their allies.

10.   In Washington, tobacco foes said they hope Clinton does not rely solely on the Massachusetts model.