11.   Another concern is that the penalties would be tax deductible as a business expense, softening the blow felt by cigarette companies.

12.   Another industry official said he expected that Bush would treat cigarette companies fairly, while President Clinton has used the industry as a whipping boy.

13.   Any financial accommodation with the cigarette companies will have to be split between the states and the smokers who have sued or might bring claims in the future.

14.   Armed with stolen documents detailing how addictive nicotine is, the smokers charged cigarette companies with not warning customers that smoking was addictive.

15.   As the fifth attorney general to sue the tobacco industry to recoup health costs, Harshbarger has made fighting the cigarette companies a high-profile issue.

16.   At Woodbridge High School, Clinton reviewed three tables exhibiting displays of caps, T-shirts and key rings used as promotional material by cigarette companies.

17.   Attorneys general involved in the talks said they realized that for the discussions to be successful, cigarette companies and their shareholders had to be assured of financial certainty.

18.   B.A.T Industries Plc, is the second-largest cigarette company in the world and the most international.

19.   A federal settlement with the tobacco industry could let Congress pass the cost of ending the program on to cigarette companies rather than taxpayers.

20.   A Minnesota state judge has ruled that cigarette companies must turn over thousands of scientific documents and other papers for court inspection and possible release to the public.