Molly Little is a "Female Special."

She didn't know. She didn't seek the title. She found out about it at the airport in Portland, Maine.

Little is from South Kingstown, R.I., a freshman at Colby College, and she doesn't like a lot of things her government is doing. So she demonstrates and asks questions and is drawn to people who share her outrage.

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But she has found that speaking out and being very public in her opposition to government policies, while allegedly every citizen's right, can make her stand out in a crowd.

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At the Portland airport, Little found that maybe, just maybe, a person can no longer speak out without getting his or her name on a list.

She was running a little late when she got to the airport due to a speeding ticket. At the Delta ticket counter, the attendant asked if she was in the military because she was on a list for an extra security check.

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And she admits that in times like these, the best place to be is among those who question and challenge and get pulled out of line at airports because they refuse to join the frightened and the silent.

"There is a growing community of people who are outraged at what is going on," Little says.

We can only hope.

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