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Families of 9/11 victims speak out on revised TSA knife policy
The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives onto planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants are doing everything they can to halt the...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Airways, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Security Measures
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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: Elections, Finance, National Government, Poverty, Employment Opportunities
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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: Washington, DC, Politics, Public Finance, Government Health Care, Barack Obama
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Off-duty California cop helps airport agent in Honolulu
An off-duty California police officer is being credited for going to the rescue of a security agent being assaulted at the Honolulu airport. Corporal Justin Rogers of the Pinole Police Department was on vacation and had just taken off his shoes to go... -
Airfares based on passenger weight won't fly, experts say
News that the tiny Samoa-based carrier Samoa Air has begun to charge fares based on the weight of its passengers has some fliers worried that the idea might catch on with other airlines. “There is no doubt in my mind that this is the concept of...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Samoa, Security Measures
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'Sequester' budget cuts have not delayed airline flights
Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. When a budget battle between Congress...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Southwest Airlines Co., Los Angeles International Airport
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U.S. airline on-time performance stays steady over spring break
Despite predictions by federal officials that deep budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation's airports, airline on-time performance did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. But the cuts brought about by the so-...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation, Los Angeles International Airport, Samoa, Government Debt
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TSA to allow small knives on planes
For the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, federal airport screeners will allow passengers to carry small knives, golf clubs, hockey sticks, pool cues and novelty baseball bats onto a plane. The rule change, which takes effect April...
Tags: Golf, Sports, Southwest Airlines Co., Clubs and Associations, Lacrosse
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Janet Napolitano: Budget feud has resulted in long airport lines
The budget battle in Washington that is forcing cuts to federal budgets has already resulted in delays and long lines at some of the nation's largest airports, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday. At a breakfast meeting with the...
Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, POLITICO LLC, O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
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Why the no-fly list doesn't fly
Flying commercial can be a terrible hassle these days, but not for Steven Washburn. The people in charge of airport security have decided to spare him all the inconveniences. No taking off his shoes and belt, no putting his liquids in a plastic bag, no...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mitt Romney, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Al-Qaeda, Security Measures
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TSA offers faster airport screening for wounded soldiers
Wounded soldiers and veterans can now go through airport screening gates without removing their shoes, hats or light jackets, the Transportation Security Administration announced. The TSA's decision to ease screening for wounded soldiers comes about two...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, U.S. Department of Defense, Security Measures, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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