Illinois Governor wants to Ban Violent Video games
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Yesterday Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed a state law that would ban the selling and rental of violent and or sexually explicit video games to Children under the age of 18.
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A violent video game with 'an unrelenting focus on brutal slaying' has become the first to be banned in Britain for a decade.
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A state law that would ban sales of violent video games to minors violates free speech rights and cannot be enforced, a judge ruled.
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The video game  industry&#39;s new champion-in-chief said on Tuesday he will fight  a perception that games are a menace to society by playing up  their creative and technical achievements.
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A video game banned in Britain  and Ireland and facing restricted sales in the United States  due to its violent content was a fine piece of art, the game's  publisher said on Wednesday.
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The games industry should get involved in the debate about children and videogames, says a government minister.
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By JEREMY PELZER STATE CAPITOL BUREAU  Concerned about online threats to children from adults - and to adults from children - Illinois House Republicans unveiled legislation Wednesday to crack down on Internet sex predators and students who post death threats.
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Likely Republican presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas plans to reignite the Congressional movement to ban violent video games by reintroducing the Truth in Video Game Rating Act.
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Tony Blair said children need protecting from violent video games, blamed for the murder of a schoolboy.
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CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed making it a crime Thursday to sell violent or sexually explicit video games to minors, a step other states have tried with little success.
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Child advocates are urging parents not to buy "Manhunt 2," a video game whose characters kill and torture using implements ranging from glass and shovels to a fuse box and a toilet.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 15 -- Decrying violence in fast-selling video games, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) wants Illinois to make it illegal for anyone younger than 18 to buy violent or sexually explicit games. Among the targets would be the Grand Theft Auto series, Halo 2 and Mortal Kombat.
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Leading German lawmakers demanded a  crackdown on violent computer and simulated war games on  Tuesday over concerns that they may have helped inspire a young  man to attack his former school with guns and explosives.
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After a school shooting, lawmakers in Bavaria and Lower Saxony consider banning violent video games. In Game|Life.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday asked Illinois hospitals that burn waste on-site to stop voluntarily or face either a ban through legislation or tighter state regulations.
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Republican lawmakers said on  Wednesday that parents need to know more about sexual content  and violence in video games and criticized the FTC&#039;s handling  of a complaint about a top-selling game, &quot;Grand Theft Auto: San  Andreas.&quot;
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Taking an aggressive stand to protect Illinois children from excessively violent and sexually explicit video games, Gov. Rod Blagojevich today proposed legislation that would make Illinois the first state