Word: bans
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Gore said he supported the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill, which would ban "soft-money" contributions to political parties, and he trumpeted his refusal to accept money from political action committees...
...legislation alters the Solomon Amendment, which cuts off federal funding from universities that ban military recruiting on campus...
Dole's departure means, among other things, that the only GOP candidate willing to stand up to the party's anti-gun control orthodoxy is out of the picture. In May, Dole said she would retain the assault weapon ban and support the prohibition of armor-piercing bullets--both common-sense measures anathema to the powerful National Rifle Association...
...McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation defeated in the Senate last week would not have helped Dole. That bill aims to ban soft money, unlimited donations to political parties. But it would have been a good first step toward cleaning up our electoral system. If Sens. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russell D. Feingold (D-Wisc.) can somehow overcome a GOP filibuster next time the bill is introduced, the next step should be to consider public financing of federal elections and primaries...
Losing international markets would be catastrophic for the U.S. tobacco industry - luckily, for them, smoking hasn't yet lost its discreet charm in the developing world. The World Health Organization on Monday launched negotiations on a treaty to curb worldwide smoking and ban tobacco advertising, hoping to capitalize on the growing anti-smoking sentiment in the U.S. courts and political system. But curbing tobacco use in the developing world may require cultural as well as legal changes. "Despite accusations that the U.S. is dumping poisonous products on unsophisticated markets, a lot of people in the Third World actually like...