11.   Once the heat is off, she says, violent programming typically surges again.

12.   Perhaps, he says, these studies showing that kids who watch violent programming become violent might mean that kids who are violent like violent shows.

13.   That view was echoed by Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., who has tried to pressure the television industry for years about reducing violent programming.

14.   The prospect for Congressional passage of new legislation on violent programming remains unclear.

15.   The research is also significant in that it found a link between violence and viewing of any television programming, not just violent programming.

16.   Wolf, who was a vocal critic of government intervention to clear the airwaves of violent programming, exercises great restraint here.

17.   Researchers will examine criteria ranging from the time of day at which violent programming is aired to the reaction of TV characters to violence.