New York senator aims to ban texting while driving
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Blog: A fatal car accident involving four teens prompts a government official to ask for new regulations that would bar anyone from texting while driving.
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By DIRK LAMMERS  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A sex scandal that led to the censure of a South Dakota state senator could prompt stricter computer policies for all lawmakers here.   State Sen.
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LANSING -- A state senator said Wednesday he is working on legislation that would put restrictions on violent video games sold in Michigan.
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Some states have enacted or are considering bans on driving while holding a cellphone, but studies have shown that hands-free and hand-held cellphones are equally distracting.
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By Michael Virtanen  You could get clipped $100 for walking, jogging or cycling across a New York City street with an iPod plugged into your ears under a new law proposed by a state senator from Brooklyn.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged Democrats yesterday to stop blocking President Bush&#39;s federal court nominees and hinted that he might try to change Senate rules to thwart their tactics.
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New York and other major US cities are considering fees for those driving during rush hour.
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The Clinton campaign has complained about them. So has Mitt Romney. Plenty of voters have vented, too. Those sometimes nasty and annoying recorded political phone calls known as "robo-calls" can drive people nuts Â and states are trying to crack down on them.
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âFoot-in-mouthâ senator has found a new strategy to stay on message.
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New Yorkers who blithely cross the street listening to an iPod or talking on a cell phone could soon face a $100 fine.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 16--COLUMBIA -- A Midlands Senator on Thursday blocked passage of a bill that would allow city and county council members to excuse themselves, rather than having to resign, if business with associates or relatives comes before them.
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The New York senator weighs in on whether Republicans would gain an advantage.
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Excessive text messaging may be bad for you, or at least for your fingers.
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has proposed strict legislation that would ban some sex offenders from using social-networking services like MySpace or Facebook.
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NEW YORK - Police arrested state Sen. Kevin Parker on Thursday after he allegedly punched a traffic agent who was writing him a ticket.  The Brooklyn Democrat was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, police said. He was being held at the 67th Precinct stationhouse.
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NEW YORK -- The doctor is cruising downtown on Eighth Avenue in his black BMW when he gets the first in a string of text messages from his patient. "No one here?" reads the last one. The doctor is late.
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There have been worries about cell phones causing brain cancer. And certainly everyone worries about driving behind the guy who&#39;s holding the steering wheel with his knees while tapping in a message on a wireless e-mail device.