Topic: Transportation Security Administration

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American Airlines Has to Pay $900,000 for Stranding Passengers on a Tarmac

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At least one airline is getting its comeuppance for those hours-long, pre-liftoff runway waits that have passengers scratching their heads while they sit on the tarmac.

By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 12, 2011

America Spent 9/11 Frightened: All the Scares That Weren't

From packages to plane restroom visits, "suspicious" was the word of the weekend

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By Adam Martin

May 9, 2011

Rail Commuters Balk at Proposed 'No-Ride List' for Trains

Chuck Schumer is calling for one, but riders don't want the TSA in stations

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