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Ask the pilot

Propped up by a culture of fear, TSA has become a bureaucracy with too much power and little accountability. Where will the lunacy stop?
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, July 11, 2008 05:44 AM

    Ebay?

    This is why you don't ever surrender your rights. You will never have them given back to you once taken because politicians are too cautious to roll back our "safety measures."

    Try ebay to replace that knife.

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