Stuck at the airport

Some airports around the country are toying with the idea of tossing the TSA in favor of private screening companies. Travelers won't be able to sidestep pat-downs or scanners, but some airports believe customer service will improve.

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Advertising & airport checkpoint bins

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A Montana airport’s fun checkpoint video

Glacier Park International Airport in Montana has a fun security checkpoint video

Glacier Park International Airport, security checkpoint, security video, TSA

How to avoid an airport security pat-down

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Building a better bomb-proof bag

Engineers are trying to build a better bomb-proof bag for airplanes.

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Pistole nixes TSA privatization; LAX saves butterflies

TSA's John Pistole says TSA privatization program will not expand. LAX helps El Segundo Blue butterflies survive.

Airport security, butterful habitats, El Segundo Blue butterfly, LAX, TSA

Toss the TSA? 16 airports have done it; others mulling it over.

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National Opt-Out Day a dud

I spent Wednesday hanging around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) wandering from one security checkpoint to another in case there was any interesting mass opt-out action I could report on for a story being put together by msnbc.com. But, as you can tell from the headline of the story – Planned airport protests fail to take […]

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Tales of the TSA: Pat-down leaves bladder cancer survivor covered in urine

Heading into the weekend, we were all alarmed to read the report of a cancer survivor forced to show her prosthetic breast at an airport security checkpoint. Then on Saturday morning, an msnbc.com editor asked me to follow up on an email about an incident involving Lansing, Michigan resident Thomas D. Sawyer. (“Yes, my mother […]

(More) stories on opt-out day, enhanced pat-downs and body scanners

A round-up of some articles about TSA enhanced-pat downs, x-ray scanners, opt-out day and more.

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