31.   House and Senate negotiators said it will probably be sometime next week before they craft any deal.

32.   House and Senate negotiators said they had decided that illegal immigrants would be ineligible for the national school lunch program.

33.   House and Senate negotiators said they had also agreed on tough new work requirements for food-stamp recipients.

34.   If there ultimately is a strike, it would not happen immediately because a time-consuming vote by members would have to take place first, negotiators say.

35.   In addition, the U.K. draft backs away from previous oral commitments to be flexible on pricing rules, the U.S. negotiator said.

36.   In the meantime, negotiators said little progress had been made despite nearly around-the-clock bargaining on Saturday and Sunday that included breaks for meals and sleep.

37.   In talks this week, Japanese negotiators said they would not be able to accept a U.S. proposal to drop all restrictions on passenger flights between the two countries.

38.   Large settlements in just a few of the state cases could bankrupt the industry, one negotiator said.

39.   Many negotiators said major stumbling blocks remain over the amounts of money the tobacco industry should pay if it fails to reduce youth smoking by targeted levels.

40.   Monday, negotiators said they had addressed many of the concerns.