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With parents rushing out to buy video games for their kids this holiday season, the National Institute on Media and the Family claims the video industry is exercising more responsibility, but that it remains up to parents to protect their children from the violence contained in the games.

“Video games are becoming a key part of our entertainment culture,” Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) said at a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday. But, he said there should be restrictions on what kids can access. He compared the games to alcohol, cigarettes and pornography.

“Media violence has a negative effect on children, with a greater correlation than between smoking and lung cancer,” he said…

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