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Presents highlights of the 107th session of the U.S. Congress in 2002. Issues addressed during the sessions; Influence of poltical momentum on the outcome of votes in the legislative sessions; Key issues where the Republicans and Democrats reached no compromise.

The article focuses on the creation of the Consumer Publishing division to cater consumer- news about Washington. It mentions the article of CQ-Roll Call's writer Emily Cadei on political candidate Scott P. Brown, which the author says an example of how political and policy information helps disseminate information to a wider audience. Accordingly, it cites the website CQPolitics.com which provides free access to political information and Congress. org which offers consumer-oriented policy news.

Reports on the growth of personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. as of March 2003. Effect of the filings on banks and credit card companies; Background on a bankruptcy legislation in the state.

Presents updates on the budget resolutions that are expected to be taken up by the U.S. House and Senate, as of March 2003. Comments from the Senate on the resolutions; Plans of the House to consider a bill that would overhaul bankruptcy law.

Reports on the resolution of Republican Michael C. Burgess to name a room in the States Capitol in Washington, D.C. after former Majority Leader Dick Armey. Views of Burgess on the performance of Armey; Background on the accusation of Burgess against Armey concerning nepotism; List of speakers on the resolution.

Reports on the proposal of Vermont Democrat Patrick J. Leahy to change the Homeland Security Act in the U.S. Purpose of the proposal; Possible benefits of the proposal to companies; Importance of the law to the Homeland Security Department.

Reports on the bill proposed by U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. that would expand the AMBER child-abduction alert program, as of March 2003. Purpose of the bill; Comments from the father of an abducted teenager on the bill; Background on the teenager's abduction.

Reports on the economic plan of the U.S. House Democrats concerning tax cuts as of March 2003. Features of the economic plan; Comparison on the economic plan of the House and President George W. Bush; Potential benefits of the plan.

Reports on the appointment of economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw to head the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers. Career background; Background of his textbook 'Principles of Economics'; Information on his predecessor.

Provides information on the agenda of the U.S. 108th Congress between February to April 2003.

Focuses on the issue of front-loading nomination for presidential candidates in the U.S. Rule approved by the Democratic National Committee in 2002 moving the earliest possible primary date from March 2, 2004 to February 3, 2004; States exempted from the rule; States that have laid claim to the earliest possible date of February 3, 2004.

Reports on the Family Dinnertime Protection Act introduced by Senator Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) in 2003, which would ban solicitation calls by telemarketers during a certain period in the evening. Provisions of the bill; Reason for introducing the bill; Reaction of Scott Farrow, deputy director of government affairs for the American Teleservices Association, to the bill.

Deals with the issues surrounding the Northern Command budget of the U.S. Department of Defense as of February 15, 2003. Total for the operating budget of the agency for 2004; Comments of Representative Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) on the budget.

Details of the budget requests made by U.S. President George W. Bush for several government programs in 2004. National Institutes of Health; Army Corps of Engineers' construction account; Justice Department community policing.

Reports on the manner in which the U.S. Senators voted on February 5, 2003 on a resolution honoring the death of the Columbia space shuttle astronauts. Views of Donald A. Ritchie, associate Senate historian, on the vote; Description of how senators normally cast a vote; Other instances where senators voted from their desks.

Reports on the similarity in the delaying tactics used by U.S. Senate Democrats on the judicial nomination of Miguel A. Estrada with that of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas in 1968. Details of the filibustered nomination of Fortas.

Reports on U.S. House incumbents who face an all-or-nothing proposition when they bid for other offices in an even-numbered election year which means that they have to leave their House seats open to run. Exception of Ernie Fletcher (R-Ky.); List of House members who have run for governor midterm; List of House members who have run for mayor.

Reports on the move of U.S. Representatives Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.) and Vito J. Fossella (R-N.Y.) to create the Congressional Caucus on Korea on January 15, 2003. Aim of the caucus; Number of representatives who have signed up for the caucus; Creation of the U.S.-Philippine Caucus by Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on January 23, 2003.

Reports on the plan of the veterans' organizations in the U.S. to take the Small Business Administration (SBA) to court to demand enforcement of a law that addresses SBA programs stipulating that a percentage of all federal contracts must go to companies owned by disabled veterans. Percentage of contracts that must go to the veterans; Reaction of the SBA; Strength of the case of the veterans.

Reports on the move of U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) and Representative Jim Turner (D-Tex.) to start the job of oversight of the department. Call of the two members for suggestions on how the law that created the department might be improved through amendment; Date where a list of revisions could be submitted; Top agenda of the committee.

Forecasts the advantage of U.S. House members who are running for gubernatorial position in the U.S. in 2002. Information on several House members who are gobernatorial candidates.

Focuses on the plan of U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt (D- Mo.) to conduct a summit about the annual congressional pay raise in the country. Details of the congressional pay raise; Information on the cost of living adjustment.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee to file subpoenas regarding the documents released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), related to a clean air proposal of the administration. Request made by Senator James M. Jeffords (I-Vt.); Effect of the subpoenas on the proposal; Information on the documents released by EPA.

Reports on the dispute between the U.S. Congress and the White House regarding the printing of all government documents. Information on the legislation of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the printing of government documents by the Government Printing Office; Details of the memorandum made by the Office of Management and Budget.

Reports the decision of U.S. Representative Dan Burton (R-Ind.) to challenge an executive order penned by President George W. Bush that restricts public access to presidential papers. Information on the amendment of the Presidential Records Act; Restrictions set by the president under the executive order.

Reports the possible delay on the sacrosanct summer congressional recess in the U.S. House to work on the enactment of a legislation creating a department of homeland security. Schedule of the congressional recess; Significance of the homeland security department; Speculations on the issue.

Presents the top Hispanic-majority congressional districts in the U.S.

Reports the constitutional amendment of a court ruling about the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at public schools in the U.S. Concern raised by lawmakers; Stand of the U.S. Congress on the issue.

Reports on the request of U.S. Representative Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz) for the confidentiality of the recommendation by the National Security Council on the fund support of the U.S. government for the family planning programs of the United Nations. Significance of the request on the fiscal 2002 supplemental spending bill negotiation in the Senate and House; Value of the 2002 foreign operations law; Arguments on the supplemental spending bill.

Discusses a lawsuit filed by the U.S. General Accounting Office and two advocacy groups, based on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which forces the release of selected federal records. Documents which the U.S. Energy Department refuses to provide; Number of documents generated through the FOIA requests.

Deals with the insider trading probe headed by U.S. Department of Energy and Commerce chairman Billy Tauzin, focusing on Martha Stewart's talks with a broker with ties to drug maker ImClone Systems Inc., before she sold her ImClone shares on December 27, 2001. Value of the shares; Claims of Stewart for selling her shares.

Discusses the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Rush Prudential HMO versus Moran, which affirmed that states have the right to pass laws giving patients an external review when their insurers deny them coverage of a treatment. Supporters of federal laws for patients' rights.

Talks about the legislative proposal of U.S. President George W. Bush, to create a department of homeland security. Non-existent agency which Bush recommended to be moved into the proposed homeland security department; Mission of the proposed department.