this is total damage control to the tsa screw up at lgb and par for the course.....it's now august 4th and there is no mention of this on the tsa webiste (tho where the front page of the tsa's website now says that lighters are now allowed as a carry-on item the it's still listed as a no-no on thier permitted and prohibitted items list
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editied to add:it's on the tsa website but someone got really lazy as it's on the bototm of tha page announcing that lighters are now ok as a carry-on item.
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http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/sop/index.shtm)
Video Game Consoles
Effective August 4, 2007, full-size video game consoles (for example Playstation, X-box, or Nintendo) and DVD players must be removed from their carrying cases and submitted separately for x-ray screening. Laptop computers and video cameras that use cassettes have long been subject to this policy.
Small electronic items, such as cell phones, MP3 players, iPods and portable video game systems do not have to be removed from their carrying cases.