Word: banning
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...Naturally, the NRA interprets this ban on such sports-utility Uzis as a "war on America's law-abiding gun owners." Not that Clinton's order came as much of a surprise: A temporary ban on "cosmetically modified" assault weapons was first instigated last November, pending Treasury Department review. And that in itself was little more than an extension of the 1994 Crime Bill ban, from which Clinton and Gore have gotten a lot of mileage. But it's not all bad news for semiautomatic addicts -- the .308-caliber Vepr, a modified AK-47, made it through review to remain...
...Jones lawyers are desperate to include Monica Lewinsky-related evidence in their case after it was barred by Judge Susan Webber Wright -- and they're going all the way to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis to ask for the Monica ban to be rescinded. Meanwhile, back in Little Rock, Clinton attorneys are asking that Jones be held in contempt for revealing the identity of a woman whom Clinton allegedly assaulted back...
...first-year died after entering a coma with a blood alcohol level of .41. In the weeks after the tragedy, college, police and government officials seemed to be tripping over each other in their rush to denounce the use and abuse of alcohol. The UMass schools moved to ban it. Deans Archie C. Epps III and Harry R. Lewis '68 released a statement about it. And two poor Harvard first-years were arrested for buying it. But sources of power and authority in the lives of Harvard students have, thankfully, been relatively quiet on the subject of alcohol...
...Indonesia's legislature handed President Suharto "broad new powers" Monday to crack down on protests over the economic crisis, which is made worse by fear that the aging strongman plans to defy IMF conditions for a bailout. Those powers are reported to include the right to dissolve parliament and ban opposition parties. Since Suharto already controls parliament, the military and even those opposition parties that he allows to operate, the legislature clearly had some difficulty in coming up with any powers that Suharto hadn't already claimed...
These actions will cost the University money, mostly in lost revenue. But more can be done also to help affected students help themselves. Rep. Mike Jaros, DFL-Duluth, chairman of the House International Affairs Committee, is calling on the federal government to temporarily lift the work ban, which is the real problem. The federal restrictions are designed to ensure that foreign students are really here to study. But for Asian students, the point is moot. Without work, many won't be able to study...