Governor wants to ban sale of explicit video games to minors
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich plans to propose a ban Thursday on the sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, something other states have tried with little success.
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Description: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is backing state legislation that would ban sales or rentals of video games with graphic sexual or violent content to children under 18.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- A state assemblyman has asked the adult entertainment industry to adopt safe-sex measures or face the possibility of a law that would compel performers to use condoms.
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State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will call today for banning lobbyists&#39; gifts to lawmakers and an end to lobbying for government contracts in a platform aimed at the heart of power politics in Albany.
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Louisiana is the newest front in  the ongoing political and legal battle over violent content in  video games, which in the United States drive a &#36;13 billion  industry that rivals Hollywood box office sales.
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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&#39;s  publisher said on Wednesday.
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New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Monday will call for banning lobbyists&#39; gifts to lawmakers and an end to lobbying for government contracts in a platform aimed at the heart of power politics in Albany.
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell wants sex offenders to register their e-mail accounts and online identities. While this gesture might score McDonnell political points for appearing tough on predators, it will do little to protect children.
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Governor Rod Blagojevich wants Illinois to be the first state to make it illegal to sell violent video games to minors. Currently the law does not prohibit selling or renting violent and sexually explicit games to children younger than 18.
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Cleveland's mayor called on the state Monday to create a new law that would prohibit anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm.
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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard promised new legislation if it was needed to fight child pornography following more than 200 arrests in a major Australia-wide crackdown on Internet pornography.
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By Dorsey Griffith, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 21--Excessive video game playing sure can be a problem.
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Warnings on computer games are not big enough, and more needs to be done to help parents understand age limts, a government minister has said.
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Dropping his attempt to outlaw selling violent games to minors, a Utah Representative throws his support behind other states' efforts to ban such sales. In Game|Life.
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A chainsaw-wielding killer and blood-splattered shooting rampages are featured in some of the 10 video games that a media watchdog group says should be avoided by kids and teens.
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Governor Rod Blagojevich seeks law to punish those who sell violent and sexually explicit games to minors. It&#39;s as if the Governor of Illinois never heard of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
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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.