1.   He also said a meeting of tobacco opponents with White House officials was very positive.

2.   Indeed, the common wisdom among tobacco opponents and critics is that the litigation will drag on for years.

3.   Leaders from the American Lung Association and other public health organizations met in Washington this week with negotiators for tobacco industry opponents.

4.   Like Lautenberg, they are longtime tobacco industry opponents.

5.   Moore, one of the leading anti-tobacco negotiators in the talks, also said a meeting of tobacco opponents with White House officials was very positive.

6.   Satcher and numerous tobacco opponents worry that as the economy slows, lawmakers may use settlement money to offset reductions in tax revenue.

7.   That would let cigarette makers delay the new rules for years by launching legal appeals, tobacco opponents say.

8.   The attorney general, Richard Blumental, is involved in negotiations with tobacco opponents.

9.   The deal also ended the sale of cigarettes through vending machines, and secured a number of other victories for tobacco opponents.

10.   The five senators have a history of being tobacco industry opponents.