No book ban , Ankeny school superintendent recommends DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - The board had planned to vote Monday on whether to ban or restrict the book, which tells the story of two male penguins who raise a chick together. ...

Scotts Valley expected to carry out proposed foam ban San Jose Mercury News, USA - The City Council is expected to adopt the proposed foam ban after holding a public hearing at 6 pm Wednesday on the matter. "Paper products are a little ...

Rendell lifts parole ban for violent inmates Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - By Mario F. Cattabiani and Andrew Maykuth HARRISBURG - Gov. Rendell lifted a two-month moratorium on paroling violent offenders yesterday after a ... Pa. Parole board lifts ban

BBC News Smoke ban row landlord in court BBC News, UK - A landlord who has refused to enforce the smoking ban is in a High Court battle over his local council's bid to revoke his premises licence. ... Smoke ban row landlord in court Judge to rule in smoke ban case Blackpool landlord fights on over smoking ban

Lawmakers seek ban on dogs at Capitol The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - ... by the time lawmakers start their 2009 session in January. House Speaker-elect Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, says he expects some growling but he favors a ban .

The Southern Ledger Indonesia to sign cluster bomb ban in Oslo Antara, Indonesia - It comprehensively bans all use, production, and trade of cluster munitions, and requires clearance of contaminated areas within ten years. ... Nations prepare for cluster bomb accord Some 100 countries to sign cluster bomb ban in Oslo Croatia to Sign Ban of Cluster Bombs -

New York Daily News Knicks ban Marbury indefinitely New York Daily News, NY - Knicks president Donnie Walsh announced late Monday that he ordered Marbury not to participate in practice or attend games until further notice. ... Stephon Marbury calls ban a stunner

Watercraft ban pits surfers, environmentalists San Diego Union Tribune, CA - The ban pitted big-wave surfers, who use personalized watercraft (or PWCs) to propel themselves into waves that are too large to be caught by paddling a ... Feds Ban Jet Ski Surfing In Northern California

Joy Online UNs Ban Discusses Option of European Forces in Eastern Congo Bloomberg - Congo last week asked Ban not to include soldiers from India, Monucs largest troop contributor, among the reinforcements, Mounoubai said. ... UN envoy urges Congo leader to talk to rebel chief No end of conflict in the DRC Congo army and rebels both guilty of human rights abuses, UN chief ... -

India Ends Futures Ban in Policy Shift After Attack (Update1) Bloomberg - 1 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lifted a seven-month ban on futures trading in natural rubber, soybean oil, potatoes and chickpeas after ... India May Resume Trading in Soybean Oil as Ban Lapses (Update1) China, India Drop Inflation Controls as Economic Growth Slows