Word: bans
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With the passage of a citizen referendum in the proud state of Arizona, that great scourge of the rooster community, cockfighting is on its way out of the culture and into the history books. Indeed, voters turned out in record numbers to ban inter-fowl combat, and organizers cited the public's growing distaste for bloody feathers as the main reason for the measure's overwhelming success...
...cleaner and more dignified brand of leadership than the Senate race in Wisconsin, where Russell D. Feingold held his seat against challenger Mark Neumann. Feingold waged a war of principle in his campaign by refusing to exceed a spending cap of $3.8 million and to honor the soft-money ban of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, which continues to fail in the Congress. His challenger, on the other hand, accepted soft money contributions steered his way by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ken), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee...
...installation of fluorescent lamps in the Yard is a welcome change; in fact, it should have been done last year when the ban on halogen lamps was first announced. Yard residents need some means of illuminating their rooms, and the fluorescent lamps are also said to be energy efficient...
...installed in all the Houses as soon as possible. After all, if the college provided adequate lighting, students wouldn't have to buy halogens in the first place. Until students offer their feedback on the forthcoming lamps, however, it may be too early to celebrate--and still unrealistic to ban halogen lamps...
...important questions: Can a two-year-old run for governor? That pivotal question is on the ballot in Wyoming today. In South Carolina, voters are being asked to decide whether to drop a ban on interracial marriage. And Californians, being Californians, will vote on whether it's still OK to barbecue horsemeat -- or even sell it. From coast to coast, U.S. voters in 16 states will be casting their ballots on a total of 61 sometimes important -- and sometimes just plain bizarre -- referendums...