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After the record-breaking $500 million first-week sales of Grand Theft Auto IV, the business of video games is under the microscope again this week. This time, however, it’s not outraged parents doing the scrutinizing. It’s lawmakers. Congress introduced a bill this week pushing for government...
A Democrat running for Nebraska's 2nd District House seat is apologizing on his Web site for a borrowed paragraph he said was an accident. ... But Jim Esch's primary opponent, Richard Carter, said the words are in the first person and clearly plagiarism. Esch's Web site...
(CNSNews.com) - Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) held a press conference Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require identification checks for minors who try to buy or rent video games rated M (Mature) or AO (Adults Only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board....
“Grand Theft Auto IV,” released last week, has already made half a billion bucks, but a pair of bipartisan House members want to make buying the “Mature”-rated game a little more difficult -- at least for minors.On Wednesday, Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson...
So you know how all those people have been up in arms about the adult content in games like GTA IV? And how they think that the ratings need to be tougher? A few politicians don’t think they go far enough. They want to actually start using retail cashiers to police who buys what, IDing [...]
The Wild Sky Wilderness and the Eightmile Wild and Scenic River proposals both enjoy Republican co-sponsorship from, respectively, Dave Reichert, R-WA, and Chris Shays, R-CT. ... "Nothing is more conservative than protecting our country's heritage for all to enjoy," REP...
By Joe Dejka, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Apr. 30--Members of the Sarpy County Board want congressional help to speed up an environmental review of the proposed Pflug Road interchange. The board voted 4-1 Tuesday to send a letter asking for help from Sen. Ben Nelson and Rep.
Nebraska's congressional challengers are gearing up for the May primary. ... Democrats Jim Esch and Richard Carter will debate at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Carter has been hosting open houses to meet voters and rally support. The debate is hosted by the University of Nebraska...
Seventy-six House lawmakers, including 75 Democrats and Republican Rep. Chris Shays (Conn.), recently signed a letter to Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, urging him to shift funding for HHS' Community-Based Abstinence Education Program to "more effective...
By Joseph Morton, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Mar. 31--WASHINGTON -- A Web site offering detailed sex information to teenagers has some Midlands lawmakers turning red. "It's enough to make an old person blush," said Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. ... Posted on: Monday, 31 March...
