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Elementary Class Graduates Amid Tsunami Trauma [VIDEO]

Students from Ishinomaki School graduate after their city in the Miyagi Prefecture was devastated by a tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake that hit Japan almost two weeks ago.

Review Roundup: 'Medal of Honor' Not So Controversial After All

(Oct. 12) -- After much controversy over a "Taliban" multi-player mode, vociferous critics, a ban in military stores and a last-minute compromise, Electronic Arts' new shooter for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, "Medal of Honor," was released today. The early reviews are in, and it's a mixed bag. Critics are divided on...

EA Defends Taliban Name Change in 'Medal of Honor'

(Oct. 4) -- In the weeks leading up to EA's decision to finally yank a controversial feature of its new "Medal of Honor" game that would have allowed the player to control the Taliban in multiplayer mode, publisher Electronic Arts vehemently defended its position as a crucial issue of free speech and its game as a piece of...

EA Caves, Pulls 'Taliban Mode' From 'Medal of Honor' Video Game

(Oct. 1) -- Facing mounting pressure from politicians, the military and their families, video game publisher Electronic Arts has pulled a controversial feature from the newest installment of its "Medal of Honor" franchise that would have allowed the player to control a member of the Taliban. "We are making this change for...

US Military Bans 'Medal of Honor' Video Game Over 'Taliban Mode'

(Sept. 8) -- Sometimes, even pretending to the bad guy is bad enough. That, at least, appears to be the official position of the U.S. military, which today banned the new multiplayer video game "Medal of Honor" from bases because gamers can assume the on-screen, fictitious identity of a Taliban member fighting against...

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