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    How Effective Is High-Tech Screening for Fliers?

    Experts insist that air travel can't be completely safe and that breaches of security are inevitable. But every incident inspires a re-examination of the costs and benefits of available options.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Experts insist that air travel can't be completely safe and that breaches of security are inevitable. But every incident inspires a re-examination of the costs and benefits of available options. Even before the President announced his review of the attempted bombing on Christmas Day, debate had begun over airport security in the US and around the world. Tom Frank of USA Today has more on what works as well as the costs, in both money and privacy?

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      Warren Olney

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    Should Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Be Sent Home to Yemen?
    1. 0:00Democrats Prepare to Merge Health Bills behind Closed Doors
    2. 7:40Should Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Be Sent Home to Yemen?
    3. 45:02How Effective Is High-Tech Screening for Fliers?You’re reading this
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