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TSA Screeners at LAX Accused of Taking Bribes from Drug Smugglers

Four TSA employees were allegedly involved in a massive scheme to move cocaine and methamphetamine through one of the nation’s busiest airports

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Is the TSA Targeting Attractive Women?

A Dallas woman believes she was violated by TSA officers who, she says, repeatedly asked her to enter a body scanner because of her looks

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Snakes (Nearly) on a Plane: TSA Unveils Top ‘Catches’ of 2011

Travelers attempted to smuggle firearms, animals and even land mines on board.

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Elderly Woman Claims TSA Agents Strip-Searched Her

Though Lenore Zimmerman says she plans to sue, the TSA claims she wasn’t strip-searched in the first place.

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Europe Bans Airport X-Ray Scanners that U.S. Still Uses

Citing safety concerns, the European Union has ordered its airports to remove X-ray scanners, one of two types of machines still used in the U.S.

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Does the TSA Favor the 1%?

Occupy Wall Street? How about Occupy the TSA?

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— Approximate number of guns that have been recovered at airport security checkpoints this year, according to the TSA. CNN reports that screeners find four to five guns every day.

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TSA Agent Leaves Creepy Message for Traveler on Inspection Note

Most people feel annoyed and a little exposed when they find a TSA inspection note in their luggage. But when blogger Jill Filipovic opened her suitcase after a recent flight, she got a personalized (read: invasive) message along with her notice.

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Airport Screening: Shoe Removal Policy Could Come to an End

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that in the near future, air travelers should be able to keep their shoes on while being screened by airport security.

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Security Standoff: Woman Arrested After Allegedly Groping TSA Agent

Yukari Miyamae resisted a pat-down with a tactile act of her own.