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    To the Point

    No-Fly Lists, Underwear Bombs and the 'War on Terror'

    500 US citizens are on the FBI's No-Fly list, without explanation or any appeal. We hear about high-tech terrorist technology and the denial of Constitutional rights.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 4, 2012 • 49m Listen

    Five hundred American citizens are on the FBI's No-Fly list, without explanation or any way to appeal. On this archived edition of To the Point, we hear about the latest in high-tech terrorist technology and the denial of Constitutional rights. Also, the oil embargo takes effect in Iran. On Reporter's Notebook, with information technology, masses of data are now available at the touch of a button, but is it harder than ever to find what we really need?

    Banner image: American Airlines customers wait in line to check in for flights at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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