Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole told reporters at a Monitor Breakfast Monday that body cavity searches at airport checkpoints are 'not where we are.' Sure feels like it lately.

Plane Crazy: TSA chief rules out body cavity searches. Yay? [Video]

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11/19/2010 01:48 PM: Plane Crazy: Which airports have body-scanning technology? by TimothyT
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