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Clerical error puts Kennedy on "no fly" list
From Drudge's LinkCAPITOL HILL The Senate Judiciary Committee has heard this morning from one of its own about some of the problems with airline "no fly" watch lists. The airline security is under new management, eh Senator? US management? Did your pocket flask set off the metal detector? Massachusetts Democrat Ted Kennedy says he had a close encounter with the lists when trying to take the U-S Airways shuttle out of Washington to Boston. That rascally Bush administration is playing a practical joke on me. The ticket agent wouldnt let him on the plane. His name was on the list -- in error. After a flurry of phone calls, Kennedy was able to fly home, but then the same thing happened coming back to Washington. Psst - he needs two seats - make an excuse. . . Kennedy says it took three calls to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to get his name stricken from the list. The process took several weeks, in all. Ted who? From where? Your Brother was what? {aside} we got a nut that thinks he's Senator Kennedy. Got the accent down great, though. . . And Kennedy asks -- what about the little guy? Be glad they didn't do a cavity search, Senator! Copyright 2004 Associated Press. Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-19 |
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