FAA criticized for reacting not leading in airline security
In December the FAA warned shoes could hide weapons but delayed airline shoe checks until a man tried to ignite a sneaker explosive on American Airlines Flight 63. Critics say the agency favors airline commerce over safety and acts only after breaches.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Kathleen Flynn
Presidential Commission On Airline Security
TWA
FAA
United States
Europe
American Airlines
Congress
Transportation Department
Mary Schiavo
Schiavo
Laura Brown
Brown
Everyday Angels in the Wake of a Tragedy
In midtown Manhattan firehouse gift copies of Everyday Angels sit with tributes as families cope with loss from the terrorist attacks. Rebecca Asaro and her children face a Christmas without their father whose remains are missing. The Cantor Fitzgerald and Fire Department tolls reflect thousands of young lives affected. Families in Bethpage and West Islip share quiet rituals, keeping memories of loved ones alive as they endure without closure.
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Asaro
Midtown Manhattan
Rebecca
Marc
Matthew
Phillip
Carl Jr
Grateful Dead
Cantor Fitzgerald
Fire Department
Hickey
Bethpage
Jackie
Brian Hickey
Donna Hickey
Kevin Cosgrove
Wendy
West Islip
Cosgrove
Aon Corp
Wendy Cosgrove
Christmas bond docket eases jail for some inmates
In a special Christmas hearing held in jail due to courthouse closure, Judge Jackson set bonds and released several inmates including Angela Bridges on 5000 dollars and Roy Davis after lowering or keeping others’ bonds. Some defendants faced stiff bonds for serious charges while others were granted release to stay with families during the holiday. Prosecutor Miller noted threats against a magistrate while docket attendance was lower than expected.
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Angela Darlene Bridges
South Carolina
Bridges
Jackson
Roy Edward Davis
Santa
Brian Keith Braswell
Braswell
Adrian McCorkle
McCorkle
Jeanne Miller
Jerry Millwood
Millwood
Nancy Moore
U S Forces Observe Kandahar Hospital Shootout
U S special forces observing a hospital gun battle in Kandahar between wounded al Qaida fighters and Afghan tribal forces did not engage. One al Qaida fighter captured by tribal forces was handed to U S Marines at Kandahar airport, becoming the 24th detainee in U S custody, with eight others including John Walker Lindh held aboard the USS Peleliu off Pakistan.
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Washington
U.S
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Kandahar
Pentagon
Ken McClellan
U.S. Marine
McClellan
John Walker Lindh
Pakistan
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Franklin
Gastonia
Kings
Dine Village
Mastercard & Discover
Nativitie
Orig
Ren
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