1.   Although Karadzic took a tough line on Monday, and other Bosnian Serb politicians scoffed at the proposed settlement, morale in the Bosnian Serb army is not high.

2.   Also, task force members have indicated that they believed that the proposed settlement would impose inadequate fines on cigarette companies if youth smoking was not reduced.

3.   Although negotiators are eager to present a proposed settlement to Congress, which must approve any agreement, several lawsuits against the tobacco industry are moving forward.

4.   An attorney for Perfection said Friday that a dispute with its insurers kept it from joining the proposed settlement.

5.   Ampolex said it will consult with Mobil on any proposed settlement of the Brierley litigation.

6.   An attorney representing the shareholders, former executives of the failed investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc., declined comment on the proposed settlement.

7.   And Lugar indicated he had some thoughts on a proposed sweeping legal settlement with the tobacco companies, as well as on the future of tobacco crops generally.

8.   And the proposed settlement in the United States, which needs government approval, is already proving influential.

9.   Another leader of the group, Richard Blumenthal, the attorney general of Connecticut, said it was essential that the states carefully consider the proposed settlement.

10.   As part of the agreement it will consult with Mobil on any proposed settlement of that litigation.