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Furloughs over, so air controllers (and flights) back on schedule
A week after federal officials launched job furloughs at air traffic control towers, the controllers are back on a regular work schedule -- and airline delays are now caused primarily by severe weather. The number of delays over the week averaged...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport, Layoffs and Downsizing, Transportation, Unemployment
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Knives on a plane?
Once in a while, a government agency adopts a policy that is logical, hardheaded, based on experience and unswayed by cheap sentiment. This may be surprising enough to make you reconsider your view of bureaucrats. But not to worry: It usually doesn't...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Terrorism, U.S. Congress, Edward J Markey, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Alleged Canada plot turns focus to rail transport's vulnerability
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to derail a U.S. passenger train in Canada sought to exploit the vulnerabilities of railroads that have not gotten much attention from the American public. While the United States has sharply...Tags: Railway Transportation, Amtrak, National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Congress
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Today's Buzz: Should Orlando airport dump TSA?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardCongressman John Mica urged Orlando International Airport on Monday to replace its Transportation Security Administration screeners with private screeners. He said private screeners would operate more efficiently than government screeners, and provide...Tags: Orlando International Airport
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TSA delays allowing passengers to carry small knives on planes
Los Angeles Times Daily Deals and Travel BloggerYou won’t be taking your Swiss Army knife onto the plane with you on Thursday after all. In a surprise delay, John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, said a change that would allow passengers to carry on small knives...Tags: Janice Hahn, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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TSA to delay allowing small knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration will temporarily delay a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes. In a letter to TSA employees, TSA chief John Pistole said he decided to maintain, at least...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, Air Transportation Delays
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TSA delays change allowing knives on planes
It looks as if you won't get to bring that pocket knife on your next flight after all. The Transportation Security Administration has delayed a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes. In a letter...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Delays
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Source of American Airlines computer glitch yet to be disclosed
Nearly a week after a computer glitch grounded hundreds of its planes, American Airlines has yet to disclose the exact cause of the problem that frustrated passengers stuck in crowded terminals across the country. American's chief executive, Tom Horton,...
Tags: Air Transportation, Science and Technology, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Public gets chance to comment on TSA's full-body scanners
Airline passengers have been walking through full-body scanners for nearly five years, but only now are fliers getting a chance to officially tell the federal government what they think about the screening machines. In response to a lawsuit, the U.S....Tags: Security Measures, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Environmental Issues, Government, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Detail emerge on proposed Obama budget plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it adds fuel to battles over taxes and Social Security, President Barack Obama's budget will reprise lots of smaller bore proposals that have gone nowhere in a gridlocked Washington. Ideas like higher Transportation...
Tags: Public Finance, Mail Order Industry, Lobbying, George W. Bush, John Boehner
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Q&A: Jay Chandrasekhar
For RedEyeBroken Lizard co-founder Jay Chandrasekhar admits that when writing jokes, it's much easier to get raunchy than to avoid the dirt. "We try mightily to come up with bits that are clean, because it's the only way you can get on Kimmel or Letterman," he...Tags: Entertainment, Speedos, Jay Chandrasekhar, Chicago Cubs, Stand-up Comedy
Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 10, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
|Story| RedEye
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