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New Clothing Line Reminds TSA of the 4th Amendment

(Dec. 7) -- Not thrilled with the Transportation Security Administration's new touchy-feely pat down techniques and full-body scanners? Now there's a line of underclothes that offer a friendly reminder of the Fourth Amendment during controversial searches. It's called 4th Amendment Wear. Metallic ink printed on shirts...

Frustration With TSA Reaches Boiling Point

(Nov. 21) -- How did an agency created to protect the public become the target of so much public scorn? After nine years of funneling travelers into ever longer lines with orders to have shoes off, sippy cups empty and laptops out for inspection, the most surprising thing about increasingly heated frustration with the...

Florida Airport Wants to Lose TSA Staff

(Nov. 18) -- An airport in Florida wants to kick out Transportation Security Administration staff and replace them with private contractors. Orlando Sanford International Airport says the move would give it greater oversight over how security staff treat passengers. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Orlando Sanford...

TSA Chief Says No Change in Airport Scanners, Pat-Downs

(Nov. 17) -- Faced with a barrage of questions about new airline screening procedures, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said today there would be no changes in the use of full-body scans and pat-downs for passengers. Administrator John Pistole acknowledged at a congressional hearing that the new...

Holiday Travelers Have More 'Junk' to Worry About

(Nov. 15) -- With the holiday travel season approaching, the outcry against the government's use of revealing full-body scanners and more personal pat-downs grew louder amid the headline-grabbing story of the California man who warned an agent not to touch his "junk." "This Thanksgiving season, you're going to see a lot...