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Government agencies are out of control
Contributing WriterNearly every day upon opening the newspaper or turning on the national news, the average citizen gets another “shock and awe” dose of scandal, corruption and fraud involving government agencies. Secret Service agents, members of a...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, Bette Midler, Prostitution
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News briefs: Aug. 18, 2011
Sip ’n’ Stroll tonight
Winchester’s Sip ‘n’ Stroll wine-tasting will be tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. Visitors will be able to sip wine samples, stroll the streets visiting local shops, and experience southern hospitality....Tags: Human Interest
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BCHS robotics class provides unique experience for students
msimpson@amnews.comThe metallic clangs echoing from Dudley Spoonamore’s new Robotics Engineering Academy class tempt passersby to peer in and watch as students turn nondescript pieces of steel into capable machines. Spoonamore invites the interest. “There&...Tags: Engineering, Science, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Technology
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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: Virgin Group, Ltd., September 11, 2001 Attacks, Richard Branson, Harris Interactive Incorporated, New Products
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Survey says 90% don't want knives on planes
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: American Airlines, Inc., September 11, 2001 Attacks
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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: Apopka, Firearms, Miami International Airport
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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: Air Transportation Industry, Spirit Airlines, United Air Lines, Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation
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Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry
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Naked airport protester still in hot water with TSA
The man who stripped naked at a Portland, Ore., airport last year in protest of what he saw as overly invasive security measures successfully defended himself against a charge of indecent exposure. But John Brennan hasn’t yet put the incident...Tags: Judges, Security Measures, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Boarding passes tell passengers if they get faster screening
It’s not exactly like winning the lottery, but boarding passes for some frequent fliers on US Airways, Delta and United airlines will now include a symbol that lets them go through screening faster. The faster screening lines are offered under a...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Security Measures, U.S. Airways
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Lawmakers seek money for local projects via 'dark marks'
WASHINGTON — When Congress banned "earmarks" in 2011, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the move as proof that lawmakers were "dead serious" about outlawing pet projects and "ending business as usual in Washington." But new documents show that the...
Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings, U.S. Congress, Orlando International Airport
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FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports
The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Delays
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