1.   Lugar will soon chair hearings on the proposed tobacco settlement.

2.   Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., who chaired the hearing, said Bush deserved credit for his plan.

3.   Scates notes that Magnuson chewed on a cigar as he chaired a hearing on whether to require warning labels on cigarette packs.

4.   Sen. Dirk Kempthorne chairs hearings in Washington on the Endangered Species Act.

5.   Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., who chaired the hearing, said he would subpoena information about bonuses paid to Enron executives before the company declared bankruptcy.

6.   Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, who chaired the hearing, said the new GAO report highlights a disturbing problem.

7.   Senate campaign finance hearings chaired by Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., have improved the prospects for ultimate passage, McCain said.

8.   Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the presidential candidate who is chairing the hearings, said Fadeley was concerned about his personal safety.

9.   Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who would chair hearings on the nomination, said he never heard of Zerhouni until Wednesday.

10.   Sen. Fred Thompson, a Tennessee Republican, will chair the hearings as head of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.