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Court will review dispute between airline, pilot

The Supreme Court will review a $1.24 million defamation judgment against a Wisconsin airline that reported one of its pilots as mentally unstable and caused him to be arrested. Full story

TSA drops plan to allow small knives on planes

The Transportation Security Administration is abandoning a plan to allow passengers to carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes in the face of fierce congressional and industry opposition, the head of the agency said Wednesday. Full story

TSA drops proposal allowing knives on planes

  The Transportation Security Administration is revising its much-criticized policy proposal that would have allowed passengers to bring knives onto planes along with other items such as golf clubs. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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TSA Drops Plan to Allow Small Knives on Planes

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  TSA changes scanners, restores love handle privacy

Rachel Maddow reports on the TSA switching to scanners that produce a less invasive image of subjects passing through security.

  Off-duty cop tackles woman pummeling TSA agent

An off-duty police officer from California is being hailed a hero after surveillance video captured him rushing to the defense of a TSA agent at Honolulu International Airport who was being attacked by a homeless woman. KHNL’s Keoki Kerr reports.

  Shoeless hero pulls attacker off TSA officer

When a homeless woman attacked a TSA officer guarding a secure area at the Honolulu International Airport, the TSA worker was struggling to stop the attacker from entering the checkpoint when an off-duty police officer who was traveling with his family leaped over a barrier and tackled the assailant

  Aviation employees demand TSA drop new knife rule

The TSA is facing mounting opposition from many of the biggest players in aviation safety, including flight attendants and its own screeners. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

  TSA chief: We’re focusing on ‘highest threat items’

The TSA is continuing to insist it will allow small knives on planes because they pose little threat, in spite of mounting opposition from TSA officers, air marshals, pilots, and flight attendants. NBC’s Tom Costello reports and TSA administrator John Pistole comments on the controversy.

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The TSA Federal Security Director Hatfield speaks at Miami International Airport in Miami
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