41.   Speaking at a news conference Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, both officials denied that the proposed ban would discriminate against people seeking inexpensive protection.

42.   Supporters of the proposed ban say it will help clean up the Tenderloin, long a hangout for prostitutes, criminals, drug addicts and drunks.

43.   Supervisor Brown denies that the proposed ban on alcohol in parks is aimed at the homeless.

44.   The Bush administration is reconsidering the proposed ban in Yellowstone National Park, where fumes from snowmobiles have led some park rangers to use respirators.

45.   The British government has sent its chief medical officer, Kenneth Calman, to Brussels to try to persuade the committee to drop the proposed ban.

46.   The congressman said he voted with Clinton on the budget, the proposed ban on assault weapons and the just-passed crime bill.

47.   The exam includes issues of interest to Arizona, such as a proposed ban on cockfighting.

48.   The Empire State Tavern and Restaurant Association countered that the proposed statewide ban would keep customers away.

49.   The proposed ban is dividing Republicans nationwide.

50.   The proposed ban on Seldane is a special case, Temple said, and comes about because of the availability of Allegra.