Curse words finally have their day in court

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If the expletives are so fleeting, why is the battle over broadcast obscenity taking so f——— long? The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments over the FCC’s policy on swearing, and we can safely assume it will focus on video transmissions (like Cher and Nicole Richie on the 2002 Billboard Music Awards, or Bono on the 2004 Golden Globes) and not on any dirty jokes that FCC chairman Kevin Martin happens to tell in the workplace.

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