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Poll: Public Backs Full-Body Scans at Airports, but Splits on Pat-Downs
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAs the debate over what critics regard as overly intrusive security measures at airports heats up, a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted Nov. 21 finds that 64 percent of those surveyed support the use of full-body scans while 32 percent say they invade privacy by producing X-ray images of the passenger's naked body. Four percent had no opinion. But when it comes to the pat-downs that are required if a passenger chooses to "opt out" of the full body scan, 50 percent say that the touching of sensitive areas of the passenger's body by screeners goes too far while 48 percent believe it is ...
Amerians Say Government Should Focus More on Security, Less on Civil Liberties
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn the wake of the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, Americans believe that the government is leaning too much in the direction of protecting civil liberties rather than guarding the public's security, according to two polls released today. ...
Newt Gingrich on Terrorist Threat: 'It's Time to Profile'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyNearly one week after the attempted bombing of an American airliner, Newt Gingrich writes that the Obama administration is more concerned with "protecting the rights of terrorists" than protecting the lives of Americans and calls for "profiling for terrorists."In a new column at HumanEvents.com, the former House Speaker lays out his prescription for handling what he says is a persistent, sophisticated, large-scale effort to attack the United States and its interests around the globe. He argues that the Obama administration is too "politically correct" to take the steps necessary to protect the ...
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