Word: blagojevichization
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...group created by the gaming industry, and is recommended only for players ages 17 or older. Yet there is no law preventing retailers from selling Mrated games--including other hot titles like Halo 2, Half-Life 2 and Doom 3--to kids. Now the Governor of Illinois, Democrat Rod Blagojevich, is trying to do something about that. Outraged by a news report about JFK Reloaded, a game available for download from an overseas firm, in which players try to assassinate President Kennedy, Blagojevich plans to propose two bills this month that would make it a misdemeanor, punishable by fines...
...Blagojevich is in for a tough fight. As video games have become a regular part of kids' daily lives--a recent survey by Michigan State University found that eighth-grade boys play them on average 23 hr. a week and girls 12 hr.--many people agree that the games' increasingly realistic depictions of violence and sex need to be examined. Nevertheless, three previous attempts to block the distribution of violent games to minors--initially approved in Indianapolis, Ind.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Seattle--have been overturned in federal courts on the grounds that video games are protected "speech" under...
...Crimson took a 3-0 lead in the fourth when Penn right fielder Alex Blagojevich stumbled reacting to a line drive by Hordon. The ball got past him and went for a triple, scoring Salsgiver and freshman left fielder David Bach...
Harvard’s final two runs came in the fifth. Farkes walked and scored when Hendricks’ single got by Blagojevich for a two-base error. Hendricks then scored on a sacrifice fly by Mann...
...Italiano 2, Mullen, McCreery, Blagojevich, Moffie. 3B: H—Hale. 2B: P—Glass, Goldblatt, Horn H—Mager, Carter. Pitchers: P—Kirk W 2-0 (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R), H —Wahlberg L 1-2 (2.0 IP, 6 R, 4 BB). Attendance...