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The people of Bali want justice. But what they need are full bars and hotelsEye witness: Return to Bali ... on the eve of the trial of the chief suspect in the bombing which left 202 dead By Kathy Marks 11 May 2003 Frangipani petals float in the exquisite rock pool carved out of a terraced hillside that tumbles down to a dazzling white beach at the Four Seasons Resort in Jimbaran Bay. In the lush gardens, amid the bougainvillea and banyan trees, waterfalls babble. The ultra-discreet, sumptuously carved Balinese villas each have a private plunge pool and spectacular views...

The US government has quietly barred two Saudi Arabian Airlines pilots from flying in the United States on the grounds that they "pose a security threat," The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The report said the case was the first test of a controversial new rule that allows US authorities to take away flying licenses without disclosing any evidence. The cases against Maan Hassan Zarie and Tarek Hassan Jifry stem from the Transportation Security Administration's new responsibility to conduct threat assessments of all pilots, mechanics and flight instructors authorised to work or fly in the United States, the Journal...

Month later, health officials pleased with Delaware smoking ban By Drew Volturo, Staff writer DOVER - The much-anticipated statewide smoking ban passed a milestone Friday, reaching its one-month anniversary. The amendments to the Clean Indoor Air Act, passed in May and effective Nov. 27, bans smoking in nearly all indoor public places, such as restaurants, bowling alleys, bars, taverns and casinos. The ban has been the center of attention for much of the year, as advocates and opponents lined up on either side of the issue while it was debated in the General Assembly. With the signature of Gov....

Pub and club revelers face a drugs test as soon as they enter the premises. Anyone going into a bar, whether they arouse suspicion or not, will be asked to take a swab test, which highlights any drug use. The scheme is being run by police in south Staffordshire and will initially cover the towns of Cannock and Stafford. Police have warned that anyone refusing will automatically arouse suspicion and have told establishments that do not co-operate that it will be held against them when their licenses come up for renewal. Liberty, the civil rights pressure group, said it...

<p>NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed one of the nation's strictest anti-smoking rules, prohibiting smokers from lighting up in virtually every one of the city's 13,000 bars, restaurants and workplaces.</p> <p>Forty-two council members voted for the ban, seven voted against it and two council members abstained from weighing in on the smoking ban, the centerpiece of Mayor Mike Bloomberg's administrative policies.</p>

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's most popular politician, the leader of an Islamic-oriented party, was barred Friday from running in November elections, the Anatolia news agency reported. The High Electoral Board ruled that Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the Justice and Development Party, cannot run on Nov. 3 because he was convicted of reading a poem that the court said incited religious hatred. Turkish laws disqualify candidates with criminal records from running for office. Also barred from running were former pro-Islamic premier Necmettin Erbakan, the leader of the country's pro-Kurdish party, Murat Bozlak, and the most prominent Turkish human...

More black men behind bars in US than in college By Sam Leith in New York (Filed: 29/08/2002) There are now more black men behind bars in America than in its colleges or universities, according to a study by a Washington-based think tank. The Justice Policy Institute, a "research and advocacy" centre that opposes expansion in the penal system, said there had been a fivefold increase in the black prison population in the past two decades. It coincided with a boom in prison construction that started in 1980. In 1980, there were 463,700 black men in university, three times as...

Mayor To Propose Smoking Ban In All Bars And Restaurants (New York-AP, August 9, 2002) — The city said Friday it will seek to outlaw smoking in all bars and restaurants by focusing for the first time on the health threat it may pose to workers in the hospitality industry. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will ask the City Council next week to outlaw smoking in the roughly 13,000 establishments not covered by the current law, which permits smoking in bars and in restaurants with fewer than 35 seats. It would be the second time in as many months that the Bloomberg...

2002-07-13The Associated Press AP Wire Service A federal judge Friday sent a lawsuit challenging new smoking rules back to the state court where it was originally filed, handing a legal setback to Gov. Frank Keating and the state Department of Health.Judge James H. Payne's ruling returns the lawsuit filed by two Sapulpa businesses to the Creek County District Court where they first sought to block the limits placed on smoking in public places.Attorneys for Keating and the department had sought to move the lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Tulsa, claiming federal questions were involved. But Payne ruled that the...

1999 Federal Laws Governing Weightlifting in Prisons by Strength Tech, Inc. The current laws governing weightlifting in federal prisons come from the large annual appropriations bill. The bill provides the Federal Prison system with its operational budget for Oct. 1, 1998 to Sept. 30, 1999 and lists certain things (including weight lifting equipment) that budget money can not be expended for. The restrictions are commonly referred to as the Zimmer Ammendment, and they have been added to the bill for the last several years. When the restrictions first occurred, the Federal Bureau of Prisons responded with a question and...