It began with the state lawsuits against tobacco companies, which accelerated the national battle over smoking.

The agency, an investigative arm of Congress, found a deep policy conflict in the Administration over smoking.

The public debate over smoking is considered, in risk management circles, a case in point.

If they did become expatriates over smoking, they would not be the first.

The proposal comes as something of an anticlimax to a lengthy national debate over smoking.

What America has clearly done more of than other nations is fight over smoking, particularly in court.

At issue is the liability from lawsuits over smoking.

The campaign's success has bred political enmity and helped make California a battleground over smoking.

"I have seen everything short of fisticuffs over smoking."

A settlement would be a major achievement in the 40-year battle over smoking and health.