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Rand Paul's TSA Scuffle Now Raking in Cash for Dad

Ron Paul urges supporters to contribute to 'End the TSA Money Bomb'

(Newser) - Rand Paul's "detainment" by the TSA couldn't have been timed better: Dad Ron is now using Monday's incident to raise funds for his presidential campaign, the Daily Caller reports. The elder Paul emailed supporters asking them to contribute to his "End the TSA Money...

Rand Paul Refuses TSA Patdown, Gets Detained

Ron Paul's son being detained 'indefinitely,' says spokesperson

(Newser) - Apparently the Pauls are willing to go quite far to maintain their libertarian principles: Rand Paul, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, was detained by the TSA at Nashville International Airport this morning when he refused to submit to a patdown, WSMV reports. A Paul spokesperson confirms that the Kentucky...

TSA: We Were Right to Take That Cupcake

 TSA: We 
 Were Right 
 to Take That 
 Cupcake 
in case you missed it
Jan 14, 2012 7:00 AM CST

TSA: We Were Right to Take That Cupcake

...because it was a cupcake in a jar

(Newser) - Cupcakegate 2011 is proving to have quite the shelf life. The TSA commented on the sugary brouhaha this week, by way of a blog post on the topic. If you'll recall, security agents in Las Vegas confiscated a cupcake that Rebecca Hains was trying to take through security late...

People Left $409K in Coins at Airport Checkpoints

And the TSA is keeping it

(Newser) - Your weird stat of the day, courtesy of the Hill : Passengers left behind $409,085.56 in spare change while going through airport security checkpoints last year. The biggest haul by far came at JFK, where about $47,000 was collected, followed by Los Angeles International ($19,000), Atlanta's...

Passenger Tasered at Calif. Airport
 Flier Tasered at Calif. Airport 
Jan 11, 2012 3:21 AM CST

Flier Tasered at Calif. Airport

Edwin Barton loses it after having to go through screening twice

(Newser) - Here's a new one in the ongoing battles between airline passengers and security. Now a flier has been been zapped with a Taser—three times—for becoming "unruly" during a security screening in California. New Hampshire flier Edwin Barton, 26, walked into the Sacramento Airport off his Southwest...

TSA&#39;s Best &#39;Catches&#39; of 2011
 TSA's Best 'Catches' of 2011 
Jan 5, 2012 12:13 PM CST

TSA's Best 'Catches' of 2011

Explosives, snakes, and a harmless science project

(Newser) - Americans love griping about the TSA, and with good reason. The TSA, for instance, pocketed an estimated $376,480 of your loose change in 2010, notes the Huffington Post . But before your blood pressure shoots too high, consider this: TSA officers stopped some crazy and dangerous things from boarding flights...

Serviceman With Explosives Detained at Texas Airport

Man was taken into custody by FBI

(Newser) - A man who identified himself as being active in the military was detained after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said. The man was stopped yesterday at a security checkpoint at the Midland International Airport about...

Flier: TSA Said My Cupcake Was a Security Threat

The 'gel-like' frosting apparently raised alarm

(Newser) - One sign the TSA has officially gone overboard: One of its agents deemed a Massachusetts woman's cupcake a security threat. Rebecca Hains says she was moving through security at a Las Vegas airport on Wednesday when a TSA agent took her aside and explained that the cupcake's frosting...

TSA Discovers Ninja Daggers Hidden in Book

Find touted as House lawmakers seek to strip agency of powers

(Newser) - A passenger who tried to hide two ninja-style throwing daggers in a hollowed-out book about ... ninjas ... had his daggers and his book confiscated by TSA officers at Washington's Reagan National Airport on Monday. The knives were not-so-surprisingly found when he placed his carry-on bag on an X-ray machine conveyor...

Alaska Lawmaker Takes On TSA Over Airport Scanners

State rep runs ad telling people they can opt out

(Newser) - A state lawmaker in Alaska really doesn't like the TSA's airport body scanners. Democrat Chris Tuck is running ads on local TV reminding Alaskans that they, like everyone else, have the right to turn down the scans and get a patdown instead, reports the Anchorage Daily News . "...

Pistol in Carry-On Bag Fired by Mistake

Officer was looking over .22 when it discharged

(Newser) - Travelers heading through airport security in Atlanta yesterday got a free shot of adrenaline when a gun from a carry-on bag accidentally went off, CNN reports. A TSA screener at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport had found the .22 in a bag and given it to an Atlanta police officer—who promptly...

Call for Advocates to Protect Fliers From Strip-Searches

NY lawmakers' proposal follows humiliating searches of elderly

(Newser) - Two New York lawmakers are calling for on-site passenger advocates to help protect travelers from strip searches at airport security checkpoints. "I appreciate the Transportation Security Administration's work to keep air passengers safe, but passengers should not be humiliated and degraded during their travels," said Democratic state...

Cancer vs. Terrorists: 46% Say Scrap X-Ray Scanners

Nearly half in poll say small risk of disease isn't worth it: ProPublica

(Newser) - Almost half of Americans are against the use of X-ray body scanners in airports—even if they would detect terrorists with explosives—because of the low cancer risk they might pose, according to a poll conducted for ProPublica . The TSA aims to make the body scanners a common sight at...

Two New Elderly Women Accuse TSA of Strip Search

Both allege that medical equipment led to improper search

(Newser) - Lenore Zimmerman isn't the only octogenarian who says she was strip-searched by the TSA during Thanksgiving week at New York's JFK airport. Zimmerman, 84, came forward first, but now the Baltimore Sun reports that Ruth Sherman, 88, and Linda Kallish, 66, both of whom were also en route...

Granny: I Was Strip-Searched by TSA Guards

'It was very traumatic,' says Lenore Zimmerman, 85

(Newser) - A "strip-searched" Long Island granny is threatening to sue the Transportation Security Administration, even though the agency has apologized. "I may sue them anyway because it was a very traumatic experience," 85-year-old Lenore Zimmerman tells the New York Daily News . Zimmerman said she was roughly strip searched...

Airport Security Detains Teen Over Purse Design

They say it's a banned 'replica weapon'

(Newser) - TSA stopped a dangerous 17-year-old from boarding a flight recently because she had a gun—a gun design on her purse, that is. Vanessa Gibbs says she has traveled with her clutch many times, but on a recent flight from Virginia to her native Jacksonville, Florida, it was flagged as...

Senator: Put Bigger Health Warnings by Airport Scanners

Susan Collins wants more study into radiation concerns: ProPublica

(Newser) - Maine Senator Susan Collins wants the TSA to put more prominent health warnings near those big full-body scanners at airports, reports ProPublica . What she really wants is for the agency to conduct an independent study on the potential dangers posed by radiation, but because the TSA is balking, she'll...

How Lucky! Elite Fliers Get Less-Awful Screenings

If Delta trusts you, keep those shoes on

(Newser) - Pretty soon, the humiliating rituals of airport security could be a thing of the past—assuming you’re in the upper echelon of Delta or American Airlines customers. The TSA this week announced it would be expanding its invitation-only expedited screening lines to more airports, the Wall Street Journal reports....

TSA Procedures That Won't Infuriate You: Coming Soon

Agency chief hints that focus will shift

(Newser) - Could the TSA finally be responding to public outcry over its often-controversial procedures ? In his most recent appearance before Congress, TSA chief John Pistole moved away from his typically adamant defense of the agency’s screening process. "I have listened to ideas from people all over this country,...

Jesse Ventura: I'm Done Standing for National Anthem

He's ticked that a court tossed his case on airport searches

(Newser) - Jesse Ventura says he's so angry that his airport security lawsuit got tossed out of court that he might become a Mexican citizen—or even run for president in this country, reports the AP . The former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler launched a suit against the TSA in January,...

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