SEX POLICE

Because God knows, we don't have any real problems they could address:

SAN FRANCISCO — In his first public remarks since taking charge of the Federal Communications Commission, Chairman Kevin J. Martin on Tuesday urged cable operators to rein in racy shows before Congress clamped down.

Martin, named FCC chairman two weeks ago, told a crowd at the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. convention here that his agency did not have the authority it exercised over conventional broadcasting to regulate the programming that streams over cable lines.

But, he warned, that could change if Congress decides to give the FCC power to police content on cable and satellite.

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