Issue 1 Defense Bill May be Done This Month.House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders have been having flurries of meetings in their efforts to resolve the many differences between the versions of the FY2003 Defense Authorization Bill passed by their respective chambers. Senate leaders announced that their goal was to complete action by September 20. Other observers think that may prove optimistic, but agree that action likely will be completed before the end of the month or perhaps early in October.The main thing is that Committee leaders appear determined not to let action on their bill drag into a post-election...