51.   And most such funds avoid tobacco companies.

52.   And other tobacco companies have reached the same conclusion.

53.   And the tobacco companies say the responsibility lies with their customers.

54.   And since smoking tends to take root during that age, Feldman said tobacco companies stand to benefit.

55.   And the week before that, the Bush administration took the first steps to settle a multibillion-dollar federal lawsuit filed against tobacco companies by the Clinton administration.

56.   And while polls consistently show that most people hold smokers, not tobacco companies, responsible for their smoking, sentiments reverse when it comes to teenagers.

57.   And that is why R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies are fighting it with ads and lobbying.

58.   And yet the share prices of the tobacco companies rose on news that a settlement was under discussion.

59.   And yet the tobacco companies are invincible in court.

60.   And, according to the Canadian government, this is exactly what several North American tobacco companies did a decade ago.