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Senators Police Each Other in Discouraging Gun Talk
-Tom DiemerSen. Rockefeller gently corrected Sen. Schumer when the New Yorker promised that senators would "get their shot" at amending an aviation bill. "Their chance," Rockefeller suggested as a better word.
Obama's Centrist Tone Hits Right Note; State of the Union Ratings Soar
-Melinda HennebergerThe president's address neither soared nor stumbled, but poll numbers suggest his centrist tone is popular: 81 percent said they now approve of Obama's economic plans.
House Republicans Staging Annual Retreat: This Time, It's Members Only
-Tom DiemerThe Baltimore gathering will be limited to Republicans this year. At a similar event in 2010, President Obama, an invited guest, upstaged GOP leaders during a discussion of health care reform.
FAA Loses Track of Nearly 120,000 Airplanes, According to Report
-Christopher WeberRecords at the Federal Aviation Administration are such a mess that the agency has lost track of the registrations of some 119,000 private and commercial aircraft.
Unions Ready to Fight Obama's Free-Trade Pact With South Korea
-Tom DiemerSome labor unions fear the deal would be an invitation to U.S. employers to move American jobs overseas.
Spanish Air Traffic Controllers Strike, Crippling Travel
-Sarah WildmanThe strike completely shut down travel into and out of Madrid-Barajas airport as well as the airspace over the holiday islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, and Menorca.
National Opt Out Day in Washington: Little Impact at Reagan National Airport
-Tey-Marie AstudilloA grassroots movement protest against the Transportation Security Administration's new body scanners appeared to have little effect during the busiest travel day of the year.
Thanks, TSA: My Fear of Flying Is Crippling Enough Without You
-Suzi ParkerOh, I've fought a good fight. I've flown several times over the years, but the fact is my nerves are wrecked by the time the plane lands. With TSA now reminding the country that anyone may be hiding explosives in their boxers, briefs or G-strings, that phobia is likely to remain.
Obama in Kokomo Makes Case for the Economy, Bipartisanship on Bush Tax Cuts
-Alex WagnerCiting the recovery of a Chrysler plant, the president asserted, "We are moving in the right direction."
Poll: Public Backs Full-Body Scans at Airports, but Splits on Pat-Downs
-Bruce DrakeAlmost two-thirds of those surveyed in a new poll support the use of full-body scans at airports, although that's a lower percentage than a poll earlier this month. But there is far less backing for pat-downs of those who "opt out" of the scans.
TSA Chief Says Goal Is to Make Airport Checks Less Intrusive, but Gives No Timetable
-Bruce DrakeThe head of the Transportation Security Administration said Monday his agency was looking at how to do "the most effective screening in the least invasive way," but did not say when changes might take place.
TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me
-Donna TrussellIt's hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous. For many people, today's air travel feels like a cattle round-up or conjures up fear of terrorism. The full body scans and pat-downs now in use aren't making things better.
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