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Yesterday we bid adieu to Sarasota, Florida after a very pleasant week in the sun enjoying time with Mike's family and my Aunt Gen. I found the Sarasota airport to be a nice, manageable airport that w...
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:14 PM
ND lawmakers ask TSA to replace body scanners 
North Dakota's Washington delegation is calling on the Transportation Security Administration to develop a plan to replace the full-body scanners that are being yanked from airports in Bismarck, Minot and Grand Forks.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2013
House lawmakers: Airport screeners ineffective, rude
House members of both parties on Monday teed off against the agency in charge of airport and port anti-terrorist screening, saying it uses ineffective tactics, wastes money on faulty equipment and treats travelers rudely. TSA officials told a hearing that airport screening is getting better for U.S. travelers, because the agency is moving away from a one-size-fits-all system. Instead, the TSA is expanding programs to identify travelers posing a risk, while allowing those who provide personal information in advance to go through a fast line.
By Larry Margasak , March 26, 2012
Nigerian underwear bomber gets life in prison
A Nigerian man on a suicide mission for al-Qaida was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for attempting to blow up an international flight with a bomb in his underwear as the plane approached Detroit on Christmas 2009.
By Ed White , February 16, 2012
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Grand Forks airport adds new security for scanning passengers
Officials say new body scanners enhance security, speed up process, minimize privacy concernsA $170,000 Advanced Imaging Technology unit was installed at the passenger checkpoint on Jan. 17 and went into operation a couple of days later.
February 03, 2012
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Jesse Ventura's lawsuit over airport body search tossed
Jesse Ventura, a former professional wrestler who was elected governor of Minnesota in 1998, sued the TSA in January, two years after he had a titanium hip implanted. The hip sets off metal detectors at airports, and in September 2010, the TSA required screeners to pull such people aside and search them more thoroughly, either by using "whole-body imaging" or physical pat-down searches.
By David Hanners , November 04, 2011
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Judge tosses Jesse Ventura's airport scans lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in which he sought to challenge the use of full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints.
By Associated Press , November 03, 2011
TSA finds 13 knives in carry-on luggage at BWI; passenger was headed for Minnesota
A search turned up the knives, including switchblades and a butterfly knife, after an X-ray machine noticed something suspicious, according to a TSA spokesman.
By Associated Press , July 14, 2011
Edward Halas, Grand Forks, letter -- New rule: Shake hands, get searched
Because I shook hands with Herald staff writer Ryan Bakken at the beginning of the interview, I had to go through the whole pat-down procedure again. It was not any better the second time.
By Edward Halas , December 05, 2010
Man strips down to Speedo at Salt Lake airport
A college student has posted a video of himself on the Internet stripping down to a Speedo bathing suit at the Salt Lake City airport in a protest of security patdowns.
By Associated Press , November 24, 2010
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Smooth sailing (or flying)
One of the busiest airline travel days of the year went smoothly at Grand Forks International Airport on Wednesday. There was one oddity, however. Using a bullhorn, a protester outside urged arriving passengers to join in “National Opt Out Day,” a national movement against the use of body scanners. The problem? Grand Forks is not one of the 68 U.S. airports that have a scanner. When the metal detector at airport security checkpoints is activated, the only option is a pat-down. There’s no choice.
By Ryan Bakken , November 24, 2010
Airport lines move smoothly despite warnings
The lines of Thanksgiving travelers moved quickly and smoothly at airports around the country this morning despite an Internet campaign to get passengers to gum up the works on one of the busiest days of the year by refusing full-body scans.
By Michael Tarm , November 24, 2010
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Travelers report short waits at MSP airport
The lines of passengers were moving swiftly and smoothly through the security checkpoints at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport today.
By Associated Press , November 24, 2010
Bachmann calls on TSA to make changes
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is criticizing new federal security measures at U.S. airports, saying "not everyone should be considered guilty" during the screening process.
By Mark Sommerhauser , November 24, 2010
TSA urges Thanksgiving airport security compliance
Holiday travelers dismayed by airport body scans planned protests at bustling airports today, while the head of the nation's transport security agency urged passengers to comply with searches to reduce the possibility of delays on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
By Michael Tarm , November 24, 2010
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- MONDAY: TSA chief says body scan boycott would be mistake
- MONDAY: Airport pat-down leaves Michigan man covered in urine
- MONDAY: Delta says let flight attendants skip scanners, too
- SUNDAY: Security protest could disrupt Thanksgiving travel
- SUNDAY: Backlash grows against airport security measures
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