71.   A proposal to reinstate an outright ban was included in a defense spending bill approved by lawmakers Wednesday.

72.   After a fairly brief debate, lawmakers approved the bipartisan measure by a voice vote.

73.   Also Tuesday, Hong Kong lawmakers approved a controversial new sedition law.

74.   An ANC compromise on power sharing, approved by lawmakers Wednesday, has opened the way for local elections to proceed in less than a month.

75.   Amidst the melee, Local Development Minister Keshav Lal Shrestha presented the Bill and the ruling lawmakers approved it in a voice vote.

76.   As a first order of business, the lawmakers approved the Cabinet, known as the Council of Ministers.

77.   Both measures created an international stir last month when they were approved by lawmakers.

78.   British lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill ratifying the Nice treaty on European Union enlargement.

79.   California lawmakers approved a similar policy last year that was vetoed by the governor.

80.   California lawmakers this year approved a bill that defines adoptable and treatable animals, using definitions similar to those at the San Francisco SPCA.