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Reviewing TSA’s weekly gotcha’ list

07/16/12
On most Fridays, TSA’s blogger Bob Burns posts a tally of the number of guns (loaded and unloaded) caught during the prior week at US airport security checkpoints and gives a review of the forbidden, and often truly far-out, items TSA officers find. Last week was no different. According to the TSA blog, last week […]

TSA eases airport security routine for wounded warriors

07/07/12
Staff Sgt. Guillermo Tejada lost both legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2010. Now rehabilitating in San Diego, Tejada travels regularly to compete in hand-cycling races and marathons. When flying out of San Diego International Airport, Tejada receives the royal treatment. “They’re waiting for us at the curb and take us through […]

TSA week in review: the pistol-in-the-potted plant

07/02/12
I am always entertained and a bit frightened by the TSA’s weekly round-up of items found at airport checkpoints. I know it’s a bit of a PR effort on the TSA’s part to show off all the wacky ways – and all the bizarre stuff – people put in their carry-on bags, but it works […]
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