Speaking to the BBC, Mr Fernando said that the Sri Lankan Government's decision on Wednesday to lift its ban on the Tamil Tiger rebel movement marked an important step.
Members of the Protestant Orange Order's ruling body have voted overwhelmingly to defeat a motion calling on it to lift its ban on talking directly to the Northern Ireland Parades Commission.
The president on Wednesday urged Democratic leaders in Congress to lift the ban on offshore drilling -- just as McCain has been making his own energy pitch for the same.
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While much media attention focused on the Bush administration's attempt to lift the ban on offshore drilling, his signature energy policy will surely be seen by history in terms of scope and scale, the billions directed at corn-based ethanol.
On 25 April, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will lift a ban on a handful of items previously considered hazardous, including lacrosse sticks, baseball bats and certain knives.
The court has also blocked legislation to lift a ban on Islamic headscarves at public universities.
Attempts to lift the ban on Americans travelling to the island have bogged down.
And Peru recently agreed to lift a ban on certain cuts of American beef.
He points to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has recently sought to lift a ban on fracking.
Russian lawmakers rejected a petition urging them to lift the ban on Monday.
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The Somalis also want the Americans to press Saudi Arabia to lift its ban on direct imports of Somali livestock.
Britain also agreed to speed up visas for Russian businessmen and Moscow agreed to lift its ban on British beef.
Last month, the UN Security Council agreed to partially lift its ban on selling arms to Somalia for a year.
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to partially lift its ban on selling arms on Somalia for a year.
He will invest in the energy technologies of tomorrow and lift the ban on drilling for America's offshore oil today.
But it remains to be seen how soon and how fully the junta will lift its ban on political gatherings.
While Khatami promised to lift the ban on satellite television, the regime has gone door-to-door ripping dishes from roofs and balconies.
Congress should lift the ban on federal funding for UPI research, and we should better inform patients about the benefits of UPIs.
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The report also states that the Gaelic Athletic Association should lift its ban on members of the security forces joining that organisation.
The Boy Scouts of America voted to lift the ban on gay youth serving as scouts, but they wanted to keep the ban.
Uranium producers were also strong, after the Australian Labor Party voted over the weekend to lift a ban on uranium exports to India.
Powell opposed President Clinton's effort to lift the ban on gays in the military, but he supports abortion rights, immigration and affirmative action.
Retail analysts who expect the settlement to lift the ban on surcharging caution that there could be requirements concerning how merchants can impose surcharges.
Like the Southern Baptists, the Assemblies of God considers homosexuality immoral and has urged the Boy Scouts not to lift the ban on gays.
It now wants to lift the ban on trading rhino horn but not actually to sell any until it finds ways of controlling the trade.
The EU Agriculture Commissioner has told BBC News Online he hopes there will be agreement to lift the ban on most British beef exports by Christmas.
India's Tamil Nadu state has been ordered by a court to lift a ban on the screening of a film which has been denounced by Muslim groups.
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He tried to jumpstart that process Thursday by announcing a fresh push to transfer approved detainees to their home countries and lift a ban on transfers to Yemen.
Last April, the New York Times reported, a new law was passed that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to lift the ban on mass advertising of private offerings.
The Northern Ireland first minister said he would not lift his ban on Sinn Fein ministers on the basis of "mere conversations between the IRA and the arms commission".
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