The Washington Post, December 4th, 2005
LAST SUMMER, when he announced the suspension of the much-hated rule forcing passengers to stay seated for the last 30 minutes of airline flights coming into Reagan National Airport, we complimented Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff for his pragmatism. Friday's announcement that the Transportation Security Administration will cease to confiscate scissors and small tools from airplane passengers merits the same praise. TSA boss Edmund S. "Kip" Hawley has pointed out that airport screeners spend far too much of their time and energy confiscating nail scissors from passengers -- 3 mill...
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