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  Outrage grows over TSA knives decision

Critics wave knives and hockey stick at air safety hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top transportation security official on Thursday defended his controversial move to allow small knives to be carried onto airplanes, despite protests from flight attendants and lawmakers who say it will endanger the flying public. Full story

Critics wave knives and hockey stick at U.S. air safety hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. transportation security official on Thursday defended his controversial move to allow small knives to be carried onto airplanes, despite protests from flight attendants and lawmakers who say it will endanger the flying public. Full story

Flight attendant: 'Allowing any weapon onboard aircraft is not a good idea’

  Five unions representing the nation’s flight attendants are fighting the TSA’s decision to allow airline passengers to carry small knives starting next month. Sara Nelson, International Vice-President of the Association of Flight Attendants, told NBC News why she and her colleagues are troubled by t

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  Flight attendant: TSA change ‘is outrageous’

The latest TSA rule change, which will allow travelers to carry small pocket knives and other items previously banned on airplanes, has been receiving intense criticism. Sara Nelson of the Association of Flight Attendants talks about why this change is making flight attendants nervous.

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