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Air marshal whistle-blower fired in 2006 claims big win in court
Two years after 9/11, federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean turned whistle-blower. He revealed to MSNBC reporters that the government planned to remove armed security officers from long-distance passenger flights to reduce hotel expenses despite reports...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Career and Workplace, Laws
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TSA seizes stun gun from Frederick man boarding a BWI flight
A Frederick man on his way to Jackson Hole, Wyo., was given a citation Wednesday afternoon for having a stun gun in his carry-on luggage at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The unidentified passenger was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration...
Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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The IRS was doing its job
After listening to the news reports for the past week, I think I must be the only person in America who thinks that the IRS is supposed to look for people and groups who might try to evade taxes ("Taxing the tea party," May 13). I am an honest person...
Tags: Taxation, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement
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U.S. homeland security notice weighs on OSI Systems' new contracts
Reuters(Reuters) - OSI Systems Inc said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued it a "proposed debarment notice" related to privacy concerns over its full-body passenger scanners used in airports, limiting the company's ability to sign new federal...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, OSI Systems Incorporated, National Security
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Isle fliers caught with gunpowder, pressure cooker
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserRoutine screening of checked baggage at Honolulu Airport this month turned up two 1-pound cans of rifle gunpowder, which were confiscated, the Transportation Security Administration said. The TSA said the gunpowder was discovered May 8 in a bag bound...Tags: Security Measures, United Air Lines, Marketing, Sports, FBI
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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: New Products, Harris Interactive Incorporated, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Richard Branson, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Survey says 90% don't want knives on planes
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The pressure continues to mount on the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit passengers from bringing small pocket knives into the cabins of commercial planes. Opponents of allowing knives on planes unveiled a survey last week that found...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, American Airlines, Inc.
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Atlantic City International tests out latest security gadgets
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Planning a trip through Atlantic City International Airport? Prepare to see something still uncommon in airports: podlike security portals separating deplaning passengers from baggage claim. The futuristic-looking "pods," as they've been nicknamed by...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Human Mishaps, Syracuse, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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Apopka man with loaded gun arrested at OIA while trying to board Vegas flight
For the third time in two weeks, a passenger carrying a loaded handgun has been arrested while trying to board a flight at Orlando International Airport. The latest case happened about 3 p.m. Thursday when a TSA officer noticed what looked a pistol...
Tags: Miami International Airport, Firearms, Apopka
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Charleston International Airport's security finds average of 2 guns a month
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration confiscates about two guns a day at U.S. airports. That's the same number confiscated each month, on average, at Charleston International, the federal agency's top local official said Thursday. "I...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., United Air Lines, Air Transportation, Frontier Airlines Inc., Transportation
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Planned Hilton Head Airport terminal expansion will add seating, restrooms
The Island Packet OnlineThe Hilton Head Island Airport's terminal is scheduled for an expansion that would include more seating, security areas and restrooms. The improvements, expected to cost about $1.9 million, would make the airport more convenient to travelers after...Tags: Security Measures, Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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