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Busy travel puts pressure on screeners
Tuesday, November 20, 2007


NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Security screeners at the Newark airport could almost open a department store with all the banned items: nine bottles of wine, three sets of kitchen knives, a replica antique gun, pool cues, golf clubs and baseball bats.

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Flights delayed as busy travel week starts
Monday, November 19, 2007


ATLANTA (AP) — The weather has been causing delays at several of the nation's airports, creating a rough start to one of the year's busiest air travel weeks.

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The grand views of Taormina
Thursday, November 15, 2007


The ancient Greek theater, set into a Sicilian hillside, embraces a sweep of view that takes in Mt. Etna. Among romantic travelers who came halfway up a mountain to Taormina to see that prospect was Goethe, in 1787, who said breathlessly “Never did any audience, in any theatre, have before it such a spectacle.” I agree.

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Holiday 'Express Lane' ok'd for flyers
Thursday, November 15, 2007


WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush ordered steps Thursday to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded.

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Cowboy tours Country to find good news
Thursday, November 15, 2007


FREDONIA, Kan. (AP)  — When rancher Bill Inman decided to show there's more to America than the gloom-and-doom on the nightly news, he hopped on his horse and started riding.

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Pop culture gives weak dollar a bad rap
Wednesday, November 14, 2007


NEW YORK (AP) — When people start talking about rappers and supermodels shunning the dollar, you know there's a problem.

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How much to tip requires some planning
Wednesday, November 14, 2007


NEW YORK (AP) — With the holiday season fast approaching, many families are starting to think about who to tip for services ranging from hair cuts to house cleaning and dog walking — and how much to tip.

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United, Delta discuss combining
Wednesday, November 14, 2007


ATLANTA (AP) — UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that would keep the United name and the corporate headquarters in the Chicago area, The Associated Press has learned.

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Big boom demise for Vegas' New Frontier
Tuesday, November 13, 2007


LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New Frontier casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday, giving a violent end to the second property to open on the Las VegasStrip.

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Holiday fliers told to expect long lines
Monday, November 12, 2007


WASHINGTON (AP) — The airline industry is urging Thanksgiving travelers to get to the airport extra early this year, and to expect longer-than-usual lines at security checkpoints, due to an anticipated 4 percent jump in passenger traffic.

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RVers are blocked from voting
Tuesday, November 06, 2007


CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) _ When your home is the open road, where do you register to vote?

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Airline on-time record: Worst in 13 years
Monday, November 05, 2007


WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers were less likely to be stuck on a delayed flight in September, but the airline industry's on-time performance so far in 2007 remained the worst in 13 years, according to government data released Monday.

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Simple room, silence. Praise the personal retreat
Thursday, November 01, 2007


CONCEPTION, Mo. (AP) — Remember quiet?

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