Airport pat downs face questions on effectiveness
Airport security relies on pat downs despite limits. Experts say rules on where screeners can touch and how often reduce detection of nonmetallic or hidden threats. Enhanced pat downs exist but require prior screening and apply to a small share of travelers.
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Chicago
Michael Boyd
U.S
Ers
Transportation Security Administration
TSA
Government Accountability Office
Gerry Berry
Boyd
Greg Soule
Solar showdown over tortoise habitat in Mojave Desert
In California's Mojave Desert, BrightSource Energy seeks permission to build three solar plants with 400000 mirrors on federal land, risking permanent loss of desert tortoise habitat. Environmentalists urge relocation, arguing the near pristine area supports tortoise, Western burrowing owl, and bighorn sheep. Regulators face months of debate as clean power goals collide with conservation.
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Mojave Desert
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BrightSource Energy
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
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Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Rhode Island
BrightSource
John Kessler
California Energy Commission
John Woolard
White House
Woolard
Trail of Dreams walk aims for citizenship path
Four South Florida immigrants launch a 1500 mile trek from Miami Freedom Tower to Washington DC to press for a path to citizenship and broader immigration reform. They expect supporters to join along the way, planning to reach the capital May 1 for immigrant rights rallies.
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Freedom Tower
Washington, D.C
U.S
Juan Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Miami Dade College
California
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Haiti
Homestead
Luis Gutierrez
D-Ill
Barack Obama
Florida
Colombia
Miami Dade
Little Haiti
Juan
Washington D.C
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Roa
Venezuela
Matos
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Mommy and
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Garden City
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