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Friday, June 26, 2009 12:00 AM

Some stories just won't fly

I'd love to move on from the Air France crash, but the media insist on getting things wrong again
By Patrick Smith

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  • Thursday, June 25, 2009 08:28 PM

    Good idea about the GPS locator for a black box...

    but I'm pretty sure current GPS technology won't work underwater. Considering that just standing under a porch can throw off the coordinates, I'm sure that thousands of feet of water would be crippling.

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