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NEWARK -- Air travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport sailed through security checkpoints on one of the busiest days of the year Wednesday, despite a planned nationwide boycott of new security measures that many expected would cause delays and headaches.
The website wewontfly.com is one of many voices around the nation urging passengers to boycott airports that use the controversial body scanner machines at security checkpoints. The groups urged travelers to "opt out" of using the scanners and choose a physical "pat-down" by a Transportation Security Administration screener instead.See the full content of this document
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Easy Getaway
The TSA, which oversees security at the nation's airports, has intensified its screenings following several terrorist threats on airlines, including last year's Christmas Day underwear bomber incident.
But most travelers at Newark Airport shrugged off the new measures, which they called a necessary inconvenience. Many also said they arrived earlier th...See the full content of this document
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