Topic: Bans
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Santa Monica Outlaws Christmas Displays
Also banned recently: Porch sofas in Durham, North Carolina; public profanity near Boston; a British man who drinks mouthwash.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: New York City's Surge in the War Against Fatty Foods
Also, the first protester is banned from the London Olympics; shameful Japanese bureaucrats can't drink alcohol for a month; a California city outlaws charity.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Beijing's Public Toilets to Become Fly-Free
Also, L.A. outlaws plastic bags; Lady Gaga ponders violent threats in Jakarta; and much more.
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Plastic Straw Bans Are the New Plastic Bag Bans
Environmentalists have kicked off a campaign called "Straw Wars" to rid London's Soho district of drinking straws.
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This Week in Bans: Vienna Finally Removes an Anti-Semitic Street Sign
Also, Ireland puts the chill on tanning beds and trashy fashion models of the U.K., beware.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Michigan Town Terrorized by 'Monster' Graffiti
Also, a girl can't wear the Confederate flag to prom in Tennessee; the British can't even support their own Olympics; Yertle the Turtle is banned in Canada.
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Democracy in America
This Week In Bans: Alabama Chokes on 'Dirty Bastard' Beer
Also outlawed around the world: "gay cure" ads in London, discrimination on the basis of sexuality in Indiana, South Carolina yarn bombing.
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The War on Bagpipes: Wiping a Single Instrument Off the Urban Map
The bagpipe is possibly the only musical instrument to have been labeled a tool of warfare.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Baltimore Orioles Ban Naked Batman 'For Life'
Also, a Florida town outlaws nightclubs and a skating rink that could possibly be used for illicit dancing, and more.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Park Slope Parents Decry 'Tempting' Ice Cream
Also, Tampa is going to ban water pistols (but not real guns) from the 2012 Republican National Convention, and more.
