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Old May 12, 2012 | 11:00 pm
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Pesky Monkey
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Originally Posted by Often1
It's done regularly at DCA. There's no opt out. No swab, no travel.

This isn't one of those field test kits which contain a reagent on the swab. This is simply a piece of sterile cloth which, after being swabbed, is inserted in the device and processed.
I've only seen this done at DCA when it's not busy. Apparently terrorists don't like crowds.
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