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...Asbos are controversial control orders introduced by the Blair government in 1999 in an effort to clear Britain's town centers of petty criminals, often called "hoodies" or "yobs." They usually ban offenders from frequenting certain places or carrying out particular activities, but this is believed to be the first one that restricts Internet activity...
...develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime. It is admirable, therefore, that federal lawmakers have recently proposed legislation that recognizes the government’s responsibility in the fight against childhood obesity. If passed, an amendment appended to a $268 billion farm bill would impose a federal ban on the selling of unhealthy snacks—such as candy and soda—in public school snack bars, vending machines, and à la carte cafeteria lines. Food would be vetted based on levels of saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium. The measure will also set restrictions...
...Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a series of reports that laid to rest any doubts that global warming is real - and outlined the frightening consequences of continued inaction. At the release of the IPCC's final summary last month, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon - who has made climate change a top priority of his administration - laid out the threat in stark terms. "The world's scientists have spoken clearly, and with one voice," he said. "I expect the world's policymakers to act the same...
...Since the Election Commission that runs the presidential race places strict limits on campaigning—currently, the race lasts only eight days, and there are controlls on communication, such as an ban on e-mail campaigning—it is nearly impossible for a candidate to contact the thousands of student voters himself...
...arms argue that state gun control laws have “reinterpreted” the right to gun ownership. These limitations on gun ownership, they say, demonstrate that gun ownership itself is not linked to increased violence. But in the wake of the expiration of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban in 2004, gun control remains relatively lax in many states, especially when it comes to handguns, which are responsible for many, if not most, gun-related murders. Gun advocates claim the need for handguns in self-defense, but such considerations are moot when weighed against the number of lives that...