Congressman: Ban "Second Life" in Schools, Libraries »

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Congressman Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who has already sponsored legislation to ban access to social-networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook in schools and libraries, has added the virtual world "Second Life" to his list of targets.

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    jaspersneed1 year, 6 months ago

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    Yet another reason why public schooling is, in the final analysis, doomed. It is administered, controlled and legislated for by the feeble-minded.

    RIP.

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      Jenhahaha1 year, 6 months ago

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      With everything going on in the world, this guy s a fool for wasting time on this. What, Illinois solved all its other issues already?

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