Word: banning
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...media-research firm. Mike Godwin, staff counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argues that constitutional guarantees apply in the new media just as they apply in the old-no matter how offensive the material. "The First Amendment was designed to protect offensive speech, because no one ever tries to ban the other kind," he says...
...support gun-friendly candidates. Almost all those it supported won, including 10 new Senators. Though the Republican leadership is in no mood to bring up an issue as divisive as gun control now, Newt Gingrich has promised the N.R.A. a chance later this year to repeal the assault-weapon ban that passed the Senate last year by only two votes. If that works, a push to repeal Brady could be next, though the odds of repealing it are far longer...
RECIFE. After 11 shark attacks in one year in the Recife area, city authorities have been forced to ban surfing at five beaches south of the resort, including the popular Boa Viagem. One surfer died as a result of the attacks. Body boarding, wind surfing and kayaking are also prohibited in the 20-km zone. Swimmers are advised to stay close to shore. The ban is in effect for an indefinite period...
...exchange of constituent "war stories" about the voice-mail system, which is used by many municipal offices in the City, prompted City Councillor Michael A. Sullivan to ask Reeves in jest, "Can we ban voice-mail in Cambridge...
...Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. But despite a personal appeal from President Clinton, Israel refused to end at once a 23-day closure of the Gaza border that aims to contain terrorists. Hundreds of Palestinians marched through Gaza City today in protest, saying the travel ban has kept them from their jobs in Israel and has paralyzed the local economy. An angry Arafat canceled an appearance, though, after turnout fell short of expectations...