Overall, 32 states and many cities in the United States have passed some type of law prohibiting smoking in public spots. (You can check out the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation to find out if your local community has a ban.) In addition, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, and Scotland have passed such bans.

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America is lifting our ban on companies doing business here, and your government has lifted restrictions on investment and taken steps to open up your economy.

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Would your gun fall under the '94 weapons ban?

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There is a ban on cars, cats and dogs and the view from your window is a pile of rotting wood.

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Your second question asked whether I thought a landmine ban that did not accommodate these positions would be in the national security interest of the United States.

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