41.   The gift violated the federal ban on foreign political contributions and was returned after The Los Angeles Times reported as much.

42.   The House bill allows patients to sue in state courts, and it lifts the federal ban on lawsuits for patients in health plans that fall under federal regulation.

43.   The IRS concluded that the nondenominational church violated a federal ban on partisan political activity by tax-exempt organizations.

44.   The NCAA continues to push for a federal ban on legal college sports betting in Nevada.

45.   The NCAA is advocating a federal ban on legal college sports wagering in Nevada.

46.   The radio quiet here is reinforced by a federal ban on commercial radio and television transmissions.

47.   The proposed federal ban of the procedure would allow an exception to save the life of the mother but no exception to protect her health.

48.   The result, after several tussles with zoos in Toledo, Ohio, and elsewhere that wanted their own short-term loans, was a federal ban on panda importation.

49.   The state law, which bans the possession and sale of assault weapons, would supersede a federal ban, which bans only their manufacture.

50.   The U.S. Supreme Court last year threw out a federal ban against transmitting indecent materials to minors.