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NPR'S PETER KENYON REPORTS ON ACTION THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL REGARDING THE BUDGET, IMMIGRATION, TERRORISM, AND THE LINE-ITEM VETO.

has removed the Bronx Distract Attorney after he refused to give an explicit guarantee he would seek the death penalty for the killer of a policeman shot dead this week.

The Senate voted 59-40 today to pass a product liability bill. The legislation would cap the amount of punitive damages businesses would have to pay in lawsuits involving faulty products. President Clinton had threatened to veto the bill, but today said he would reconsider if some changes were made in it. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.

The BBC's Chris Florence in Bangalore, India, reports on extraordinary security measures in place for this weekend's World Cup Cricket match between India and Pakistan. One group has already been arrested for inciting riot. The rivalry goes beyond sports, into national hatreds.

NPR's John Ydstie reports the unemployment report dropped sharply in February to 5.5 percent. Data released by the Labor Department this morning show exceptionally strong job creation last month. Economists said the employment report shows an economy on the mend that will not need further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

The House is due to vote today on a bill overhauling immigration laws. One of its provisions would allow states to deny public schooling to children of illegal immigrants. In addition, the House may follow the Senate's lead by splitting the measure into two parts, separating rules dealing with legal immigrants. The separation could kill attempts to sharply limit the number of legal immigrants. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports. Updates are expected. Please be prepared to do new BBS if you use any of these details.

Film critic Bob Mondello uses the "Celluloid Closet", a new documentary about Hollywood's treatment of gays, as a prism to examine "It's My Party" and "The Birdcage".

primaries in the Midwest yesterday and the confidence he expressed afterwards in his ability to beat President Clinton in the fall election. By winning Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, Senator Dole now has almost all the delegates he needs to clinch the Republican Presidential nomination.

in memory of her slain husband, the former Prime Minister of Israel, and her plans for a foundation to pursue Middle East peace.