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Violence, Censorship, and T.V., Part 1.

Senator Paul Simon. He's been spearheading the campaign in Congress against TV violence. Simon has given the networks and cable a January 1st deadline to come up with a way of regulating themselves, or face regulation by Congress.

Marjorie Heins is the director of the ACLU Arts Censorship Project. She's also written the new book, "Sex, Sin and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars." (The New Press)

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Other segments from the episode on December 21, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 21, 1993: Interviews with Paul Simon and Marjorie Heins; Interviews with Brandon Tartikoff and David Bianculli.

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