51.   New Jersey lawmakers are also considering a bill that would force the state fund to sell its smoke shares.

52.   New Hampshire lawmakers recently considered an agricultural disparagement law, but it, too, was killed in committee.

53.   Other lawmakers are considering banning minors unaccompanied by adults from certain shows or just forbidding those concerts altogether.

54.   Quite the opposite, the bombing has prompted lawmakers to consider approving new, unprecedented powers to investigate terrorism.

55.   Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, said lawmakers generally consider airport issues a federal matter.

56.   Seven bills are now being considered by lawmakers, most aimed at increasing or eliminating the state cap on damages.

57.   Sending shockwaves through cyberspace, the Senate has given overwhelming approval to legislation that limits transmission of what lawmakers consider smut on the Internet.

58.   Several lawmakers are considering whether to ask the Justice Department to investigate the issue after the trial ends.

59.   Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, said lawmakers should consider campaign finance reform before it leaves for the year.

60.   She suggested lawmakers consider referring the stadium back to voters and find out if they still support the project.