51.   Say Congress is considering a bill, or a federal agency is debating a proposed regulation.

52.   Since the pharmaceutical industry has been working with the drug agency on the proposed regulations, the prospects for a relatively smooth changeover seem good.

53.   So the proposed regulations might not be as disruptive to cigarette business-as-usual as the president intends.

54.   That could suggest some hostility to the proposed regulations on the part of the agency, Musalo says.

55.   Swan had sought to block the proposed tighter regulations.

56.   The Air Quality Standards Coalition Wednesday issued a statement predicting states and cities will have to impose Draconian pollution controls to comply with the proposed regulation.

57.   The Bush administration has drafted proposed new regulations aimed at speeding up deportation proceedings, which now often take several years.

58.   The commissioner explained that the proposed regulations cover only HMOs because he does have the statutory authority to impose similar regulations on the entire health care industry.

59.   The dietary supplement industry appeared satisfied with the proposed regulation.

60.   The deal requires Liggett to stop opposing proposed FDA regulations and make the first damage payments ever by a tobacco company.