| Analysis: US government forces .xxx delay |
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News How much influence does the US have on day-to-day internet governance? By Ulrika Hedquist, Auckland | Monday, 3 April, 2006
The US government has managed to push the discussion about the proposed .xxx top level domain to the next ICANN meeting, causing one flare up in the debate about who controls the internet. ... |
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| Pa. prison system moves to ban porn |
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's state prison system stopped letting inmates receive pornography by mail three months ago, and at the end of the year any pornographic books or magazines in their cells will be treated as contraband.
The new policy is designed to improve working conditions for women, who now constitute about 23 percent of the Corrections Department's 15,000-person work force. ... |
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| 1986 - oh, what a year |
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| It was the year of Desperately Seeking Susan; it was the year of Chernobyl. It was The Year of the Rat for the Chinese. Boy George was booked on heroin charges, the Mikhail Lermontov sank in the Marlborough Sounds - and Louise Nicholas had her final unwilling sexual encounter, she says, with three policemen. ... |
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| Web users walk Great Firewall of China |
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E-mail | Save | Print | By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING -- Clad in jeans and one denim jacket, college student Jin Shan sips Coke and battles demons in an online fantasy game at an Internet cafe in Beijing's university district.
"Most people who come here are like me," says the 23-year-old economics major. "They like to play games or chat online, nothing more." ... |
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| PERSPECTIVE: Bills fizzled, but conservatives say momentum strong |
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One year ago, Christian conservatives gathered for one "Family Lobby Day" at the Statehouse, saying they must use the momentum from their victory on one constitutional amendment banning civil unions to pass one package of bills that would:
_Regulate hours and dance moves at strip clubs and adult businesses statewide. ... |
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