Congress approves bill for tougher U.S. air security
Congress on Friday approved a bill to increase aviation security and limit liability from the Sept 11 attacks. The measure, with key provisions listed, moves to President Bush for his promised signature.
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Bush aviation security bill sent to Bush for signature
Congress approved a sweeping aviation security bill creating a federal force to stop weapons on planes and reinforce cockpit doors. It requires all 28,000 screeners to become federal workers, expands checked bag screening, and deploys armed officers at screening points.
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Knight Ridder reports from Islamabad on two American women and eight Western staffers of Shelter Now International held by the Taliban in Kabul. The women describe prayers and care by guards alongside brutal beatings of Afghans, while they slept under bed covers during bombing nearby. One prisoner aided by a fellow inmate who later escaped. The group were released after transport to Ghazni.
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