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11.13.2010
'Invasive' Airport Screening Stirs Backlash Among Airline Passengers
The federal government's efforts to beef up airport security amid increasing terror threats is sparking a growing backlash among airline passengers, labor unions and advocacy groups who say the "naked strip search" machines or aggressive pat-downs that screeners use go too far.
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