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Discusses the decline in the role of the U.S. House of Representatives as the grand depository of the democratic principles of the government as of July 2003. Comparison of the effectiveness of the House and the Senate in responding to the public; Assessment of the capability of Democrats to gain control of the House; Impact of redistricting initiatives on the Democratic Party.

Explains that the dreams of Hispanics in the United States of equaling Afro-Americans in political clout have been dashed by the results of 2001 redistricting and elections. Population o Hispanics based on the 2000 census; Defeat suffered by Hispanic politician candidates in New York City and Los Angeles, California; Hispanic legislators in the United States.

Examines how the members of the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States House of Representatives can influence the redrawing of congressional election districts in the United States in 2002. Elimination of the incumbent whose district will be redrawn; How veteran politicians describe the redistricting process; Plan of the Democrats to increase their control of California's House delegation.

Provides information on the results of gubernatorial race in the November 2000 elections in the United States. Changes in the balance of power between the Democrats and the Republicans; Challenges faced by Democratic incumbents in New England; Strategies of both parties in redistricting.

Looks at the experience of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin on redistricting. Census in Arizona for 2000; Prospects of redistricting in Virginia; Forecast on the numbers of Congressional seats in Wisconsin; Congressional seats in Pennsylvania.

Examines the implication of establishing Congressional election districts to politics in the United States (US). Conflict between the US Democratic Party and Republican Party in Georgia; Discussion on the redistricting process; Racial aspects in redistricting plan.

The article focuses on the role of Congressional districts in protecting incumbents during U.S. House elections. Trevor Potter, a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and David Skaggs, a former House Democrat, propose a partisan redistricting. There is an increasing number of House incumbents who lose re-election. Incumbency has played a role in delaying political party switches.

Focuses on the proposal of lawmakers to conduct another round of redistricting in the U.S. in 2003. Purpose of the proposal; Details of a federal lawsuit filed by Republicans against the state of Georgia; Comments on the redrawing of district lines.

Presents information on the planned redistricting process in the United States for election purposes. How the states Iowa, Indiana and Illinois have completed redistricting; Role of Republicans in the redistricting process; Review of the redistricting prospects in the eleven largest states.

Looks at the economic and real estate development failure of Rockaway, New York City. Development of the housing area in Rockaway; Factors contributing to the failure of Rockaway to attract real estate developers; Isolation of Rockaway from New York City; Implications of Rockaway's lack of political clout; Impact of the congressional redistricting in 1990 on Rockaway.

Byline: Reid Wilson Republicans now appear unlikely to gain a significant number of seats during this yearÇÖs redistricting process, even though five of the eight states gaining House districts voted [...]

Byline: Richard E. Cohen Murray Clark wants to draw some lines. But his interest wasn't spawned by any great appreciation for art. Instead, Clark, the state Republican Party chairman in [...]

The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that requires some congressional districts in Texas to be redrawn. The Court held that the district represented by Henry Bonilla will have to be reshaped because the legislature's 2003 lines did not sufficiently protect the voting power of its Hispanic majority. Chief Justice John Roberts opposed Justice Anthony Kennedy's call for a new Hispanic-majority district in South Texas.

The article focuses on the efforts of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee to control congressional redistricting in the U.S. By 2012, when decennial redistricting takes effect, 36 states will feature lines drawn by their legislatures. The legislative campaign committees need to monitor the state legislative seats and help their incumbents to boost their party's chances. Since the 2004 election, Democrats have already increased their net advantage in state legislative seats. It cites that Republicans plan to focus their efforts on the basics of campaigning.

The article focuses on the importance of rematches in swing congressional districts to political parties' hopes of gaining control of the U.S. House. The redistricting of Georgia could be beneficial to the attempt of Republican Max Burns to regain the seat captured from him by Democrat John Barrow in 2004. President George W. Bush is believed to be helpful to the Republican Party in the 9th District of Indiana. It is difficult to determine the incumbent candidate through their fundraising totals.

Focuses on the possible political implications of congressional redistricting in the U.S. Issues arising from the proposed statewide referendum on the redistricting initiative in Florida; Efforts of bipartisan group Reform Ohio Now to launch a signature campaign to force votes in a statewide election on several initiatives; Plan of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to hold a special election in November 2005 to consider his state reform proposals particularly the redistricting initiative.

Focuses on issues arising from a proposal made by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in January 2005 to end the incumbent-protection racket that is congressional and legislative redistricting. Opposition by California's Republican congressional delegation of Schwarzenegger's plan; Move being made by other states to end the political gerrymandering of election districts; Manipulation by partisan gerrymanders of district lines.

Focuses on the redistricting of the U.S. Congress in 2002. Judicial intervention on the redistricting; Impact of redistricting on African-American Democrats in the U.S. Congress; Redistricting rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Highlights the optimism of Florida Republicans to increase their edge in a congressional delegation for the November 2002 elections. Number of registered Democrats in the state; Florida's redistricting plan; Internal conflicts among Republicans.

Discusses the issue of redistricting that forced U.S. House members to battle each other in primaries in 2002. View of Representative Lynn Rivers, D-Mich., on the issue; Worry of party officials about the issue; 2002 primaries in which House members are running against each other.

Discusses the lack of competitive races in the U.S. House elections in 2002. Reasons for the lack of competitive seats; Effect of redistricting; Information on House seats in Illinois and California.

Analyzes the history of re-election rates of legislators in the United States (U.S.). Patterns of re-election rates from 1952 to 2000; Outlook for the outcome of the redistricting process in 2001; Effect of redistricting on the relationship between Democratic and Republican legislators in the U.S. House.

Compares the performance of Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Texas in redistricting the state. Failure of Republicans to establish an active role in redistricting the state; How Democrats plan their redistricting strategy; Role of Texas Democratic Speaker Pete Laney in Congressional redistricting.

Focuses on the lack of bipartisanship in the United States Congress during the redistricting of California. National significance of the lack of bipartisanship; Factors that make the state compelling; Details of the process.

Discusses the redistricting process in the United States (U.S.). Realities of redistricting; States in the U.S. that have completed or have nearly completed redistricting; View of Illinois Democratic Representative David Phelps on redistricting.

Discusses the case filed by the New Jersey Republican Party against the Democratic Party over the dilution of black voting power. Why the federal district court in Newark, New Jersey sided with Democrats; Map that will make it difficult for Republicans to preserve their majority; Republicans' view on the high court's redistricting ruling in the Hunt versus Cromartie case.

The article discusses demographic changes in the U.S. resulting from recent congressional redistricting where minority populations were more concentrated in fewer House districts. Following the 1990 redistricting, 109 House seats had minority populations and by 2010 majority of districts had nonwhite populations. It notes how the minorities in districts with high minority concentration can influence elections and pick their candidate of their choice ensure minority representation in congress.

The article explores the redistricting cycle in the U.S. that has created an atmosphere likely to increase the divide on Capitol Hill. It was then Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry who first took advantage of rules that allow one party to draw maps to its own advantage. The author calls this redistricting process a type of microsurgery designed to create Democratic or Republican seats. State legislators have drawn more districts that are dominated by one party or the other.

The article examines the factors that led to the defeat of Republican Representative Jean Schmidt in the second district of Ohio that is a reminder to incumbents about the change in voter sentiments. It explains that Schmidt is a consistent underperformer in Republican primaries, lacks the charm of elected officials and does not connect with voters. It discusses the negative impact of redistricting and the lack of consideration for the number of years in office.

The article discusses how redistricting could affect incumbent legislators in the U.S. According to the author, new restrictions in some states will prohibit partisan and political considerations in the redistricting process. Demographic changes in some states could also lead to incumbents to deal with new districts with new voters.

A correction to an article about redistricting which transposed the political party breakdown in the U.S. House delegation from the state of Washington that was published in the July 21, 2007 issue is presented.

The article reports on the violation of Texas' mid-decade redistricting plan to the Voting Rights Act. According to justices, the district held by Representative Henry Bonilla (R-Tex.) violated the Voting Rights Act because it was a vote dilution of the Hispanic-majority district that Bonilla had represented before the 2003 redistricting. A three-judge federal court or the Texas Legislature will decide on the issue.

Presents updates on issues related to the Proposition 77 redistricting initiative of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as of October 22, 2005. Encouragement of local residents to reject the initiative by Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman; Action taken by the governor to promote the initiative; Support of U.S. Representatives David Dreier (R-Calif.) and George Radanovich (R-Calif.) for the measure.

Focuses on the redistricting plans of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as of February 2005. Job-approval rating of Schwarzenegger based on a January 2005 poll by the Public Policy Institute of California; Possible impact of the redistricting plan of Schwarzenegger on state legislators and member of the California delegation in the U.S. House; Significance of the redistricting plan of Schwarzenegger.

Discusses the impact of midterm redistricting in the U.S. as of February 2005. Advantages of redistricting for incumbent government officials; Possible outcome of the plan of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to assign the job of redistricting to a nonpartisan panel of retired judges; Disadvantages of redistricting.

Discusses the theory by Emory University professors Alan Abramowitz and Brad Alexander on the relationship of incumbency to congressional races in the U.S. Decline of competitive congressional races in the country; Assumptions that redistricting caused the uncompetitiveness in congressional races; Implications of redistriction on congressional elections.

Presents updates on politics and government in the U.S. as of July 5, 2003. Decline of President George W. Bush's rating among people aged 65 and older; Move of Mary Cheney, daughter of Vice President Richard Cheney, to join the effort to re-elect his father and President Bush in the 2004 election; Plan of Democrats in Texas to file a lawsuit over the issue of redistricting.

Deals with the political gains of U.S. House Republicans from redistricting following their victory in the November 2002 elections. Prediction of Representative Tom Davis (R-Va.) on the result of redistricting; Factor attributed to the one-seat gained by Democrats in Maryland; Overview of the redistricting scheme.

Covers politics-related update in the U.S. as of June 8, 2002. Role played by legislators Nita M. Lowey and Tom Reynolds in New York's redistricting; Reason behind the Zimbabwe government's refusal to accept the whole-kernel offer in U.S. food aid; Implication of government plans to raise tariffs on imports of canned pears from Africa for its market share in the U.S..

Presents information on several Web sites that deal with politics in the United States (U.S.). Site where the status of the congressional and state legislative redistricting can be found; Source for information on the 2004 Granite State presidential primary; Web site that discloses where the bodies of elected officials and judges in the U.S. are interred.

Focuses on the results of the redistricting plans made by states in the United States. Districts removed from ten states; Effect of redistricting to incumbents in several states; Status of the election in states that have not completed their redistricting plans.

Focuses on the effects of redistricting on determining the ruling party in the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives after the 2002 midterm election. Definition of the redistricting process; Number of state legislatures controlled by the Republicans and Democrats as of April 2001; States where the Democrats will have full redistricting control.

Discusses information on the possible redistriction of Illinois. Details on the national population estimates of the Census Bureau; History of redistriction in Illinois; Political battles on redistricting rules.

Discusses the impact of the congressional redistricting on the election process in the United States. Clashes between political candidates and parties; Racial aspects of redistricting; Use of computer software in redistricting.

Reports that Democrats have won the battle in two Texas districts where redistricting had delayed the final outcome of the 1996 election contest. Nick Lampson's defeat of Steve Stockman; Ken Bentsen's defeat of Dolly Madison McKenna.

Reports that proponents of majority-minority House districts are hoping that the Supreme Court will decide that lower courts are going too far in carrying out its will in the United States. Controversy concerning redistricting; Hearing of oral arguments in the case `Abrams v. Johnson'; Ruling in `Miller v. Johnson.'

Comments on the political implications of a US Supreme Court ruling rejecting the practice of redistricting by race. Unconstitutionality of racial redistricting in the United States; Concept of proportional representation in creating legislative districts with a black majority or a Hispanic-majority population; Impact of the decision on US President Bill Clinton.

Focuses on the US Supreme Court's ruling barring the use of race as the predominant factor in redistricting. Political implications of the decision; Concerns of lawmakers about the ruling; Republicans' interest in preserving the black-majority districts; Ironies in the case.