House Repeals Needle Ban
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The House yesterday lifted a nine-year-old ban on using D.C. tax dollars to provide clean needles to drug addicts, handing city leaders what they consider a crucial new weapon against a severe AIDS epidemic.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Tuesday voted to crack down on deceptive "spyware" that hides  in users' computers and secretly monitors their activities.
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China&#39;s parliament passed a law Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS (news - web sites) and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, state media said.
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The US House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on Thursday afternoon following a heated debate over gay rights and the institution of marriage.
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On a unanimous vote the US House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill making many &quot;spyware&quot; activities illegal. Spyware can be surreptitiously loaded into a computer via the Internet and extract information
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Defying a White House veto threat, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to outlaw harsh interrogation methods, such as simulated drowning, that the CIA has used against suspected terrorists.
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The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.
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By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 13--The Westminster City Council voted unanimously last night to ban tattoo parlors from the downtown business district -- a move to further its vision of a revitalized Main Street.
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The House voted Wednesday to end a 28-year ban on handgun ownership in the nation's capital, brushing aside pleas from city officials concerned about a surge in violence and more heavily armed criminals.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to give the Food and Drug Administration more power over drugmakers as part of an effort to better protect the public from dangerous medicines.
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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans tentatively agreed yesterday to prohibit customs agents from seizing prescription drugs that Americans buy in Canada .
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The Department of Homeland Security agreed to stop confiscating prescription drugs mailed from Canadian pharmacies, Senator Bill Nelson said Tuesday.
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Recently the British House of Commons has adopted a legislation to ban fox hunting in England and Wales.
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The US House of Representatives backs a bill which would ban the use of harsh interrogation techniques by the CIA.
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China's parliament passed a law Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, state media said.
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The House of Representatives voted  overwhelmingly on Wednesday to repeal a law banning most  handguns in Washington D.C., with lawmakers declaring that the  U.S. capital would be safer with more guns and fewer gun laws.
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The House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage yesterday in a vote on an election-year wedge issue that had already failed to pass the Senate.