Civil Rights Groups Criticize New Airline Screening
The federal government is trying to design a new system that screens airline passengers for possible terrorists. But civil liberties groups doubt the system will do much to stop innocent passengers with names similar to terror suspects from being hassled. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson.
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