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...impressionable youngsters. At the end of August several politicians spoke out about halting the sale of ultra-violent video games to minors. Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY) even claims that legislating against video games is a top priority for his state.In arguing their case, most proponents of a ban on violent games draw parallels with pornography and sexually violent images. Supposedly, too much gaming persuades more kids to go on killing sprees. State Senator Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat, even compared video games to substances like cigarettes and alcohol that are prohibited for minors. Regardless of the legal problems...
...Political speech in America, however, receives protection from any legal ban as well. Yet this simple fact does not nullify Mr. Hunter’s legislative logic or the claims of the Academy’s critics...
...gourmets the world over, makes headlines in this city as easily as the others. He caused a brouhaha two years ago when he decided to take foie gras off his restaurant's menu. A Chicago alderman, inspired by Trotter's sympathy for force-fed ducks, won a citywide ban on foie gras sale in restaurants. The resulting controversy echoes in food circles around the country to this...
...believe what you believe,” which ultimately caused him to leave the state senate. “The longer you stay [in politics], the more ossified you become,” he said. Barrios said his personal beliefs were important when he actively opposed a ban on same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. “The gay marriage debate was an excellent example of the notion of having values in politics and when not to compromise,” he said. Barrios pledged to remain committed to public service in his position at the Blue Cross Blue Shield...
...know Justin Gatlin at those trials, and smiled in disbelief when he won the 100-meter sprint in Athens. Just 22 years old, charismatic, and most importantly, clean. Or so I thought. Two years later, Gatlin was busted for doping, and he is now serving an eight-year ban. And Friday Jones pled guilty to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs...