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Cautious praise for travel screening change

Date: April 3, 2010

Author: Spencer S. Hsu

QUOTE: Lawmakers, civil liberties groups and security experts cautiously praised the Obama administration's decision to abandon using nationality alone as a basis for deciding which U.S.-bound international air travelers to subject to additional screening, but they warned that too little is known to conclude that the revised policy will be effective and not discriminatory.

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Key People:

• Michael German Esq.
• Gov. Janet Napolitano

Key Organizations:

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Washington Post Newspaper

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Industry-Specific Issues
    • Transportation/Shipping

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • War/Military
        • Terrorism (conceptual)
          • Societal Reactions
    • National Security / Secrecy

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Discrimination/Racism: General
  • Multi-Cultural/Minority Issues
    • Ethnic Groups
      • Arab-Americans / Muslims

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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