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From brass knuckles to baseball bats, TSA screeners have seen it all
The Transportation Security Administration confiscates countless items from travelers every day. It's no different at Indianapolis International Airport. It's all too common for someone to go through a TSA checkpoint only to have a screener find...
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Indianapolis International promising safer, quicker security lines for some
Indianapolis International Airport is the 21st airport to be included in TSA's pre-check program. Frequent fliers and some other travelers will be able to go through a quicker screening process if they give more personal information upfront. "You have...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., U.S. Airways, Delta Air Lines, Politics, Security Measures
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Gun parts found in boy's stuffed animals at Rhode Island airport
A man traveling with his 4-year-old son claims he didn't know that the three stuffed animals his little boy put on a conveyor belt at T. F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, contained parts that could be assembled into a loaded...
Tags: Firearms, News Agency, FBI, Time Warner Inc., Law Enforcement
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TSA isn't doing its job correctly according to study
Congress is scheduled to hold a hearing about a new report that says the TSA isn't doing its job correctly. The recent report by the Department of Homeland Security says that the TSA is not adequately reporting, tracking and fixing airport security...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Frank Lautenberg
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Is it too easy to lose the TSA's 'trust'?
A new Transportation Security Administration initiative that lets trusted travelers bypass the airport screening line is on the verge of an ambitious expansion. By the end of the year, PreCheck, a government program that offers expedited screening to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Criminals, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy
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TSA body scanners' apparent flaw raises airport security concerns
One of the Transportation Security Administration's vaunted 20 layers of security has been looking a little porous lately, and the resulting dust-up is calling into question the effectiveness -- and the cost-effectiveness -- of post-9/11 airport...Tags: Security Measures, Chris Elliott, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry
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Kassab: Privatize TSA? Security still a concern
Beth KassabThe hubbub over revealing body scans and pat downs has once again elevated the debate over whether more airports should fire the government screeners and hire a private company to do the job instead. But the privatization question has virtually nothing...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Business Enterprises, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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More airport hassles, but we still don't feel safe
A man attempted to detonate his shoe on a flight diverted to Boston in 2001; eight years later all airline passengers are still walking barefoot through airport security. In 2006 officials uncovered a plot to attack transcontinental flights with liquid...Tags: Travel, Swine Flu, Christmas, Air Transportation, Morningstar Incorporated
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Indianapolis International prepared for influx of Super Bowl travelers
With thousands of extra fans expected to fly in for Super Bowl weekend, Fox59 got an exclusive look at steps taken to make sure things are as safe as possible.
"We are very proud the way the planning has been taking place for two plus years," said...Tags: Travel, Super Bowl, Football, International Travel
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Mark Russell
Mark RussellLet's hear it out there for the TSA for not allowing Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to board a plane bound for Washington. TSA! TSA! TSA! Think of the results if more members of Congress were restrained from traveling to D.C. Gridlock and obstruction can...Tags: Rand Paul
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A holiday surprise from the travel industry
Sometimes when you travel, it's the little gestures of compassion that make the biggest difference -- especially during the holidays.
For Becky Brand, it was the bus driver on Washington's L2 line who went out of his way to help her during Thanksgiving...Tags: Travel, Hotels and Accommodations, Consumers, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Thanksgiving
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Millions of Americans expected to begin holiday travel Thursday
Millions of Americans will travel home for the holidays Thursday.
Although fewer people are traveling by air than in 2010, Airlines for America still estimates 43.3 million passengers will fly on U.S. airlines between December 15 and January 4....Tags: Travel, Holiday Vacations, Air Transportation Industry, International Travel, Transportation Industry
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