TSA finds thousands of prohibited items at airports worldwide
After 9/11, TSA reports 15.6 million banned items seized through October, including 2,150 guns, 75,241 boxcutters and 4.7 million knives. Stories include a 79-year-old Florida woman found with a single shot Derringer and seven bullets, and cases of chain saws and hidden weapons. Critics say screening tech is outdated and underfunded while some items are trivial.
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Florida
Southwest Airlines
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Oregon
Peter DeFazio
House Aviation Subcommittee
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TSA
Cuddly contraband found at security checkpoints nationwide
Federal Transportation Security Administration screeners found 15.6 million prohibited items at U S airports between February 2002 and end of October 2004. Knives box cutters and guns were seized. A loaded handgun was discovered inside a cuddly bear at Orlando on July 12, 2003. Screeners at Minneapolis International Airport also confiscated items at security checkpoints.
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Web site founder promotes frank Q and A on race and culture
Phillip J. Milano runs a site with user questions on race sex religion and other topics. His book I Cant Believe You Asked That uses experts to address sensitive questions and defend open discussion across cultural divides.
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Fla
Phillip J. Milano
National Forum On
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Perigee
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Pitts
Susan Scott
Fierce Inc
Recount lawsuit hearing set before Washington recount
A federal judge scheduled a November 30 hearing on GOP efforts to halt part of the statewide machine recount in the cliffhanger governor race. Rossi leads Gregoire by 261 votes of about 2.8 million as counties finish tallies and ballots unreadable by machines are tracked for possible subtraction.
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