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Homeland Security

TSA Requires Airlines To More Quickly Check No Fly List Additions

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Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday told airlines that they must recheck their flight manifests within two hours of being told that a "special circumstance" name has been added to the no fly list, a change from the previous 24-hour requirement, quickly instituting one of the lessons learned from would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad's attempt to flee the country Monday night on an international flight. After law enforcement officials had identified Faisal Shahzad as a potential terrorist suspect…

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