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Microsoft Threatens Lifetime Xbox Live Ban To Pirates After ‘Gears of War: Judgement’ Leaked Online
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Nyet! Russia May Ban Adoption For Gay Couples In Britain, France
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Welfare Lottery Ban Proposed In North Carolina
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Super Bowl Alcohol Ban: San Francisco Mayor Considering Methods To Limit Hard Liquor Sales
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India’s Tamil Nadu State Bans Kamal Haasan Movie Vishwaroopam: ‘Cultural Terrorism’ To Blame?
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