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Report: TSA Agents Humiliate Wounded Veteran

Keeler in the Morning — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:14:33 +0000

TSA inspectors forced a wounded Marine who lost both of his legs in an IED blast and who was in a wheelchair to remove his prosthetic legs at one point, and at another point to stand painfully on his legs while his wheelchair was examined, according to a complaint a congressman has registered with the TSA.Rep.

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TSA Firing 25 Workers, but Not Because of That Horrible Security Report or All the Stealing

Mike Adams — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:20:17 +0000

According to reports from the Transportation Security Administration, the agency plans to clean a little house at the Newark International Airport by firing 25 employees and suspending 19 others for alleged misconduct.

In a seemingly related pair of stories, a recent internal TSA investigation revealed frequent security failures, while an ABC News story investigated rampant theft at the TSA.

However, both of these things have nothing to do with the 25 firings, according to the TSA.

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TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:51:28 +0000

We all gripe about having to take our shoes off when we go through airport security, but according to a list of items confiscated this year by the TSA, footwear may be the least of its concerns.

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Do You Approve of the Job the TSA Is Doing? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:15:40 +0000

When you hear about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), it’s usually because one of its agents has aggressively searched someone they probably shouldn’t have searched so aggressively.

But despite the drumbeat of negative stories surrounding the folks entrusted with our airport security the general public hasn’t turned on the TSA.

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Man Stripped Naked At Airport As Protest

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:55:20 +0000

Portland, OR (WIBX) - A 50-year old man stripped naked while going through a security screening at the Portland International Airport.

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Should TSA Have Patted Down a 3-Year-Old In a Wheelchair?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:16:47 +0000

In a video that won’t be making the already unpopular TSA any new friends, a 3-year-old toddler in a wheelchair is seen being searched by a TSA agent at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.

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You Won't Believe What the TSA Confiscated in 2011

Kathy Landin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:27:21 +0000

We haven’t heard anything from the TSA about how many actual terrorist plots it prevented in 2011. In fact, we have no real report on how much safer it was to fly around the country in 2011 because of the efforts of our favorite, invasive security agency. What we do have, though, is a list of the ridiculous things they have taken from Americans who dare to forget what they’ve been carrying in their carry-ons.

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What's TSA's Newest Flight Hazard? A Handgun-Style Handbag

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:30:17 +0000

A teenager’s western-style purse emblazoned with a handgun emblem on the front caught the attention of the Transportation Security Administration.

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Jesse Ventura Loses Patriotism, Threatens Mexican Citizenship After Lawsuit Is Thrown Out

Kathy Landin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:15:28 +0000

Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler, Jesse Ventura, said he had lost his patriotism on Friday after a lawsuit he filed against the federal government was dismissed from a district court in St. Paul, MN.

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Centro Gets TSA Security Award

Jeff Monaski — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:53:23 +0000

Syracuse, NY (WIBX) - Centro has earned the Transit Security Administration’s top rating for security preparedness.

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Changing The Way You Travel?

Jumpin' Zach Flash — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:53:57 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - As Thanksgiving is approaching, many people are hopping on airplanes to see family, but 61 percent of people are opposing full body scans and pat-downs by the Transportation Security Administration.

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