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Old Mar 13, 2012, 1:50 pm
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Here's the Orland Sentinel article, by Dan Tracy, that the television station probably got its story from:

Orlando Sentinel:
Sanford airport will try again to kick out TSA

3:25 p.m. EDT, March 13, 2012


A short quote:
SANFORD — Orlando Sanford International Airport officials have restarted a push to hire private security forces, relying this time on a new law championed by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park.

Replacing federal Transportation Security Administration workers with contract employees would result in a more "customer friendly" operation, airport president Larry Dale said at a Tuesday news conference.

But he could not say if a switch would result in lower costs because he has not seen any financial proposals from the three companies the airport has on a short list for the work.

Dale originally tried to boot TSA almost two years ago, but the agency rejected his request.
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