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Slate's Hey, Wait a Minute: Airline Security Lapses

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, transportation security officials enacted the "No-Fly List" to prevent terrorists from boarding airplanes. But Slate senior editor Andy Bowers has discovered a glaring loophole in the system: "Internet check-in."

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Andy Bowers
Andy Bowers oversees Slate's collaboration with NPR?s daytime news magazine, Day to Day. He helps produce the work of Slate's writers for radio, and can also be heard on the program.