http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/lawsuit/barney.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19990508/V000466-050899-idx.html http://tobacco.org/news/20961.html ``This is a case that ought to have been settled,'' U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen said. At the close of the trial Friday, Mullen announced that he was taking the case under advisement. . . ``Barney's young fans accept him as a `real' best friend, and trust him completely,'' Lyons Partnership said in a statement. ``Many of these very vulnerable children have been shocked and disappointed by seeing someone in a bogus `Barney' costume behaving rudely, smoking, drinking, or otherwise behaving in ways they know are not appropriate for Barney.'' AP Sat, 08 May 1999 04:00:00 GMT