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Errors on No-Fly Lists Tricky to Fight, Sen. Kennedy Discovers

Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy was stopped at airports five times in March and subsequently spent three weeks trying to get his name removed from the Transportation Security Administration's secret "no-fly" terrorist watch list because some would-be terrorist apparently used the alias "T. Kennedy" on some earlier trips, Washington Post reports.

In a follow-up story, a journalist actually named Lolita Baldor (what parent in their right mind would name a daughter Lolita) reports for the Chicago Sun-Times that for other "Average Joes" without Kennedy's political pull, getting on the no-fly list can be simple but getting off can be a nightmare. The piece notes that another Democratic congressman, Representative John Lewis, similarly got stuck on the no-fly list and routinely has problems buying electronic tickets and getting his luggage through check-in without a hand search. Strangely, no Republicans seem to be experiencing similar problems.

Rick Bruner | August 23, 2004 | News | Permanent link
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