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On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
I mean, at some level, frankly, I say, too bad that the airline has to do that extra work to stop somebody from getting on a plane who might blow up the plane and kill everybody on it and a lot of people on the ground.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the importance of airline security over inconvenience.

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