The agency's board approved sales and use tax exemptions of an estimated $31,465 for DataLan in a meeting on Thursday.

He should act to approve over-the-counter sales of Plan B before departing, fulfilling his duty to respond to medical evidence, rather than election-year pressure.

For the Commerce Department, approving such sales was a way to court Iraq and promote American business.

In addition, the United States approved commercial military sales to China last year totalling $85 million.

Mr. Swift had not been asked to approve such sales in the past, but state statutes have conflicting provisions on his authority to do so.

And the Pentagon and the Commerce Department are required to approve certain sales and transfers of technology.

The bill allowing over-the-counter sales of magnifying reading glasses makes New York the last state to approve such sales.

One of these cities (Corbin) is also classified as "wet", having approved full retail sales in February 2012.

Thus majorities in House and Senate would have to approve sales of jets, missiles, radar aircraft, tanks, warships or rockets.

The city had voted in 2006 to allow sales of alcohol by the drink in qualifying restaurants, and then approved full retail sales in 2012.