71.   As long as the people suing the tobacco industry were ill smokers represented by small-time lawyers, the defense strategy was foolproof, Gillers said.

72.   As it stands now, the lawyers are being paid by the tobacco industry.

73.   As negotiations for a landmark deal for the tobacco industry go forward, Massachusetts will be front and center.

74.   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.

75.   As the tobacco industry begins to create and sell a new generation of products, strong federal regulation will be crucial.

76.   As such, they would be subject to FDA regulation, something the tobacco industry will fight to its last raspy breath.

77.   As the White House seeks to clamp down on the tobacco industry, the general public -- and jurors -- may be predisposed against cigarette makers.

78.   As part of the settlement, the tobacco industry agreed to pay attorney fees and court costs.

79.   Asking different questions from Republican pollsters, the nonpartisan Pew Research Center recently found wide public support for government efforts to regulate the tobacco industry.