Our federal government continues to have a ban on federal dollars to needle exchange programs that have been proven to reduce HIV infections in black communities and do not increase drug use.
Authorities in India's Tamil Nadu state have lifted a ban on actor Kamal Haasan's film Vishwaroopam.
The 27 EU countries have had a ban on such tests in place since 2009.
Downing Street has dismissed suggestions that Labour might have lifted a ban on Andersen working for Whitehall because of those links.
In response, Chinese authorities have extended a ban on poultry trading to the city of Nanjing, having earlier closed markets in Shanghai.
The authorities are not yet ready to allow Singaporeans complete freedom to chew gum either: they have lifted a ban on imports, but only of the sugar-free sort, only to be sold in pharmacies and only to purchasers who register with the pharmacist first.
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Responses to a public consultation on cosmetic surgery have shown strong support for a ban on cut-price deals and aggressive selling.
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a total ban on smoking in enclosed public places at a referendum.
They have struck down a ban on handguns in Washington DC, and then extended their reasoning to a ban in Chicago.
Baie Ny Carrickey, near Port St Mary, is one of six fishing zones to have a government imposed ban on scallop fishing.
The court room clashes have led to a ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany and a ban on the sales of some Galaxy smartphones in the Netherlands.
It appears that Samsung has work arounds or replacement products in place so that even if Apple eventually wins a ban, the ban is not going to have a material financial impact on Samsung.
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Organisers have also temporarily lifted a ban on the inclusion of garden gnomes as part of the centenary celebrations.
Planners have voted to keep a ban on buses in Southwold High Street.
MEPs on the European Parliament's Environment Committee have tabled a motion calling for a ban on trade in blue fin tuna and polar bears.
Some have spoken out in support of renewing a ban on assault weapons -- high-capacity weapons that have been used in numerous mass shootings.
Successive U.S. presidents, including Jimmy Carter, have declined to complete a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing for this reason, among others.
Iran's banks have been able to dodge a ban on carrying out global transactions through the Swift electronic-payment system, Swift officials said.
So far, the draft reform does not include the key change that critics have long called for: a ban on auditors selling consulting services to their audit clients, which many feel is a conflict of interest that has encouraged accounting firms to relax their vigilance in performing audits.
In exchange they are getting something they have desperately wanted for years: a ban on new competition.
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Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, both of whom have proposed limits rather than a comprehensive ban on soft money contributions.
Russian parliamentarians have called for Max's brother to be returned to Russia, and have used the death to justify a ban on adoptions to America.
"I have been clear for weeks that a ban on the possession and sale of high-capacity magazines is an important part of our effort to prevent gun violence, " he added.
Anti-pesticide activists have been arguing for years for a ban on neonicotinoids, which are chemically related to nicotine, although they are an important innovation that can lower the amount of pesticide applied 10- to 20-fold.
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The emerging plan would cobble together several basic insurance reforms that many Republicans have expressed support for, including a ban on excluding people for pre-existing conditions and stopping insurance companies from dropping coverage if you get sick.
The NTSB does not have the power to actually impose a ban on driver use of mobile phones, but the unanimous recommendation could sway the states to toughen current distracted driver laws, which in many states bar the use of hand-held devices while driving, but which do not go so far as to ban the use of phones on a hands-free basis.
Many merchants have done that for years, defying a ban on such requirements in their contracts with Visa and MasterCard.
Some cwc supporters say there is no harm in ratifying a ban on weapons that we have no desire to maintain in our own arsenal.
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Instead, they have pandered to their base by supporting a constitutional ban on gay marriage (Mr Bush), or railing against firms that outsource jobs (Mr Kerry).
Egypt, where as many as 90% of women have been circumcised, has just announced a full ban on the practice after a 12-year-old girl died last month.
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