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Witch Says TSA Fired Her After Co-Worker Accused Her of Evil Hex
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsFormer Transportation Security Administration officer and practicing witch Carole A. Smith says she was fired from her job after co-worker Mary Bagnoli accused her of putting a hex on her car, MSNBC.com reports. Smith, a follower of the pagan religion Wicca, worked at New York's Albany International Airport, where she had a reputation for her skill in finding weapons hidden in luggage and in aiding with pat-downs. But in March 2009, Smith was investigated for a "threat of workplace violence," after Bagnoli said Smith scared her. Bagnoli said the witch had followed her after work one night ...
Alaska Lawmaker With Mastectomy Refuses TSA Pat-Down
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsAlaska state Rep. Sharon Cissna is returning to Juneau today by car, small plane and ferry, rather than by plane as scheduled, because she refused to be patted down by security workers Sunday at the Seattle airport. Cissna, an Anchorage Democrat who was returning home after a medical treatment, underwent security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where a body scan showed scars on her body from breast cancer. She had undergone a mastectomy in the past, her chief of staff, Michelle Scannell, told The Associated Press. The 68-year-old lawmaker had been through a pat-down three ...
Legislation Would Make Sharing TSA's Body Scan Images a Crime
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL NewsProposed new legislation would protect travelers who worry that images taken of them by airport scanners could end up on the Internet. An amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization bill would make it a crime to share images taken by the Transportation Security Administration's full-body scanners, which produce graphic images of the human body. Those found guilty of violating the Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act, legislation being co-sponsored by Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, could spend up to a year in prison ...
One Year Later: Epiphanies in the TSA Break Room
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Year in Review: 13 Most Memorable Political Quotes of 2010
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyThe year now coming to a close was a rewarding one for collectors of political quotations. This is not the same thing as saying that most memorable lines of 2010 were uplifting. Many of the utterances that entered the lexicon were unrefined, simplistic or just plain mean. Women in the political arena were insulted and put upon, often by other women -- and sometimes by themselves. And the most inspiring campaign speech was given by a cable television comedian. It was that kind of year. Typically, many of the quotes we think we remember – "don't touch my junk," for example – were ...
TSA Probes Pilot Critical of Airport Security
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN FRANCISCO - A pilot who posted videos on YouTube that were critical of security at San Francisco International Airport is now the subject of an investigation, the pilot's attorney says. The pilot placed several videos on YouTube in late November or early December that showed how ground crew members can enter secure areas by swiping security cards and without undergoing further screening. The Transportation Security Administration is looking into whether the pilot revealed sensitive information, his attorney, Don Werno of the Santa Ana-based law firm Werno and Associates, said ...
Children's Singer Takes on TSA With Protest Tune
By David Moye - AOL News(Dec. 17) -- Finally, someone is benefiting from the invasive TSA body searches: A Grammy-winning children's music artist, who after a four-decade career groping for a hit has written a song about the Transportation Security Administration that's touched a nerve -- among other body parts. His name is Buck Howdy and his album, "Aaaaah! Spooky Scary Stories and Songs," won the 2010 Grammy Award for the Best Spoken-Word Album for Children. However, by a stroke of good luck, he's finally getting the exposure he's long desired with a satirical ditty about the TSA's new procedures called "Help You ...
TSA Defends Screening of Indian Ambassador
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News
(Dec. 10) -- The Transportation Security Administration is defending airport screeners' decision to pat down an Indian diplomat, an incident that has provoked public outcry in India. Meera Shankar, India's ambassador to the United States, was singled out for secondary security screening on Sunday at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi. The pat-down, which some say may have been prompted because the ambassador was wearing a sari, provoked condemnation from India's government. Saul Loeb, AFP / Getty Images Meera Shankar, India's ambassador to the United States, was singled out ...
Meera Shankar, India's US Ambassador, Got 'Unacceptable' Frisking
By JJ Helland - AOL News(Dec. 9) -- India's not happy. The country is upset its U.S. ambassador, Meera Shankar, was frisked by a female Transportation Security Administration official at an airport in Mississippi last week, according to The Associated Press. Witnesses at Jackson-Evers International Airport said Shankar, who was on her way to Baltimore on Dec. 4 after giving a speech at Mississippi State University, was singled out for wearing a sari, The Clarion-Ledger reported. Here's a clip from a report on the incident: Needless to say, the incident has a ruffled a few feathers in New Delhi. Here's more ...
New Clothing Line Reminds TSA of the 4th Amendment
By Marc Hartzman - AOL News
(Dec. 7) -- Not thrilled with the Transportation Security Administration's new touchy-feely pat down techniques and full-body scanners? Now there's a line of underclothes that offer a friendly reminder of the Fourth Amendment during controversial searches. It's called 4th Amendment Wear. Metallic ink printed on shirts spells out the privacy rights stated in the amendment and is designed to appear in TSA scanners. Courtesy of Tim Geoghegan Using metallic ink, 4th Amendment Wear is designed to appear in TSA scanners. Creators Tim Geoghegan, 34, and Matthew Ryan, 28, both advertising ...
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