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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

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*The Jackson Hole Airport Board last week received a $25.6 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue to provide private security screening services at the Jackson Hole Airport, Wyo. The airport board currently provides those services under the Screening Partnership Program (SPP), which allows the nation's airports to opt-out from using the TSA's screeners at checkpoints and at the checked baggage areas. *Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) last week criticized TSA Administrator John Pistole's decision not to expand…

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