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Airport Body Scanners May Replace Metal Detectors

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2009 7:40 PM CST

(Newser) – Full-body scanners may eventually replace standard metal detectors at airports, USA Today reports. The feds are experimenting with machines that look through clothing for hidden guns or bombs—especially those made of plastic that can elude metal detectors. Tulsa's airport has the scanners now, and...   Read full story »

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