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  • Feds Give Santa OK to Make Christmas Rounds

    12/21/2005 11:43:58 AM PST · by hispanarepublicana · 35 replies · 712+ views
    Feds Give Santa OK To Make Christmas Rounds WASHINGTON -- The federal government is trying to make Santa Claus' job a little easier and safer when he makes the rounds this Christmas Eve. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said an open skies agreement with the North Pole gives Santa the go-ahead to deliver Christmas presents without having to worry about government paperwork. Santa's reindeer will be allowed to legally land on the roofs of homes throughout America. Mineta said the agreement also gives Santa more time to check his list without having to worry about Uncle Sam.
  • Screening Air Travelers

    08/10/2004 1:50:37 PM PDT · by OESY · 4 replies · 581+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | August 10, 2004 | Editorial
    ... For the record, however, we'd also like to draw readers' attention to another Transportation Department missive. It is a consent order dated June 21 and signed by the Department's deputy general counsel. It asserts that Delta Air Lines discriminated against passengers undergoing its screening procedures and directs the carrier to spend $900,000 over the next two years to provide "civil rights training to its pilots, flight attendants, and passenger service agents." Delta denies the charges that it violated federal law by removing from flights or denying boarding to "persons [who] were, or were perceived to be, of Arab, Middle...