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Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:00 AM

Getting beyond our airport security obsession

Confiscating corkscrews and tweezers didn't make us safer after Sept. 11. And banning liquids isn't going to make us safer now.

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    Traveling with liquids

    What about gummy candies and colostomy bags?

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