On the recordDecember 27, 2009
We immediately enhanced screening procedures for all flights, domestic and international. We added federal air marshals to flights entering and leaving the United States.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We immediately enhanced screening procedures for all flights, domestic and international. We added federal air marshals…”
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Barack Obama outlines the steps taken to improve flight security after a security incident.
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