Word: bans
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Another recent law enacted in Canada prohibits not child pornography but any written or graphic depiction of individuals under 18 in sexual situations; this law could conceivably ban literary classics such as Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita or all of the works by Judy Blume. On Dec. 16, 1993, a display of works by the artist Eli Langer at the Mercer Union, a respected gallery, were seized by the Toronto Police Morality Squad. Langer now faces ten years in jail and fines--and under the law he is guilty until proven innocent...
Although the candidates focused their discussions on crime issues, they also expressed their support for universal health care, protection of teenagers' choice of sexual orientation and a ban on tobacco advertising...
...sanctions consist of a travel ban on members of the Haitian military and their families, the possible freezing of assets and a ban on non-commercial flights in and out of Haiti. If the junta does not step down by May 21, a total ban on both imports and exports will go into effect...
...proposal for sharper U.N. action still sets no date for Aristide's return and provides no real muscle to remove a junta whose members are getting rich smuggling in fuel and food from the Dominican Republic, in defiance of the existing U.N. ban and a voluntary OAS trade embargo. Senator Christopher Dodd, an advocate of tougher sanctions who recently returned from a trip to . Haiti, believes new U.N. measures will not be enough. With dissatisfaction over Clinton's Haiti policy mounting in Congress, a senior Administration official admitted that no option, not even military intervention, was being ruled...
...preliminary victory for gun-control advocates, the House Judiciary Committee approved a ban on 19 types of assault-style weapons, setting the stage for a full House vote as early as this week. Fifteen to 20 more votes are still needed to pass the bill...