41.   The thaw prompted a generation of independent-minded Soviet citizens to explore styles and subjects that had been banned under Stalin.

42.   The unlimited campaign contributions known as soft money, banned under the campaign reform that was passed last month, would suddenly migrate secretly into supposedly independent organizations.

43.   Trade in endangered species such as the African elephant, rhinoceros and bear is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES.

44.   Underground nuclear explosions as part of a testing program would be banned under the treaty.

45.   Unions and corporations are already banned under law from using treasury and dues money for campaigns, but critics said the added protection is necessary.

46.   Underground nuclear tests were banned under an international treaty signed by the U.S., Russia and scores of other countries, though not yet ratified in Washington or Moscow.

47.   When Kabila took office, a military band played the first Congolese national anthem, which had been banned under Mobutu, and people struggled to remember the words.

48.   Opposition parties, banned under election rules, have called for a boycott of balloting.

49.   RDK accuses Flynn of cybersquatting, or registering several Racine-related domain names for profit, which is banned under federal law.

50.   Rebels of the Maoist Communist Center have been banned under the anti-terrorism law which gives extraordinary powers to police to detain people on mere suspicion.