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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 8:15 am
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AArlington
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Originally Posted by doc
Plane passes to be checked for explosives

The airport closest to the nation's capital is now the first to test boarding passes for residue from explosives...

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...e-checks_x.htm
Hmm... let's see how to defeat this:

Wash your hands before checking in? Have somebody else pack the bomb for you?

I hope I'm not giving evil terrorists any new ideas, but it seems scanning one's boarding pass is just silly.
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