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NEWS ABOUT: Transportation Security Administration

Transportation Security Administration stories: 8 news summaries

 Airport Seize Your Stuff? 
 Look for It on eBay 

TSA's confiscated items end up being sold via state agencies

Sep 22, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - From knives to baseball bats to cake-cutters to corkscrews, and including at least one kitchen sink, the Transportation Security Administration confiscates around a million items from air travelers every month, CNN reports. Guns are turned over to law enforcement and shampoo bottles end up in the trash, but the rest... More »

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eBay • airport security • air travel • airport screener • Transportation Security Administration

 Airports Crack Down on Powder 

New anti-explosive measures complement limits on liquids

Sep 18, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Air travelers have yet another thing to worry about when packing their bags: powder. Federal authorities haven’t banned or even restricted baby powder, makeup, talcum powder, and the like, but the TSA is outfitting airports around the country with new kits to test such seemingly innocuous material for explosives.... More »

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airport security • TSA • liquids • powder • Transportation Security Administration

 8 Years On, Critics Call 
 Airport Security 'Theater' 

Critics see cockeyed focus on 'pointy objects,' none on real threats

Sep 11, 09 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billions of dollars in spending since 9/11 has given airport security officers plenty of ways to catch terrorists—but are critics right in calling it "security theater"? Take the “millimeter wave whole body imager,” which pinpoint “anomalies” on your person: Sure, it will spot a... More »

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September 11 • airport security • TSA • air travel • airport screener • 9/11 attacks • Transportation Security Administration • Peter DeFazio

(Newser) - Air passengers booking flights in the US can expect some extra questions starting this weekend, the Washington Post reports. Travelers will be asked for their sex and birth date, which will be forwarded along with other information to federal officials checking watch lists. The move comes as the Transportation Security... More »

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airline industry • airport security • air travel • screening • Homeland Security • Transportation Security Administration

 TSA's Favorite Dog Foods 


Jul 20, 09 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want your household guardian to perform up to federal standards? Check out the brands the Transportation Security Administration prefers for its bomb-sniffing dogs, via US News & World Report:
  • Hills Science Diet: Including the Adult and Active K9 versions.
  • Canidae: Lamb & Rice formula in particular.
... More »

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terrorism • dog food • bomb-sniffing dogs • Transportation Security Administration • Hills Science Diet • Eukanuba • Canidae • California Natural • EVO • Innova

(Newser) - It’s not quite a David Vitter, but Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio had his own run-in with airport security this week, the Washington Post reports. DeFazio, one of the architects of the Transportation Security Administration, had to endure what he thought was an unnecessary search. But when he told the... More »

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Congress • airline industry • David Vitter • Oregon • TSA • Transportation Security Administration • Peter DeFazio

(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 San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami,... More »

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privacy • airport security • airport screener • airplanes • Transportation Security Administration

 Passengers Subdue 
 Wacko Who Said He Had Bomb 


 Hip hop musician among heroes

Jan 8, 09 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A delusional airline passenger who claimed to have a bomb was subdued by other passengers as their Delta jet landed yesterday in Los Angeles. Among the heroes, the Los Angeles Times reports, was guitarist Chris Llewellyn, who performs with rapper Asher Roth. The 45-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant... More »

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NBC • LAX • bomb threat • Delta Airlines • Carson Daly • Asher Roth • Chris Llewellyn • Transportation Security Administration

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