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TSA: Agency Won't Negotiate on Alaska Security
The Associated PressA Transportation Security Administration spokesman says the agency won't negotiate terms for security at U.S. airports, responding to outrage sparked when an Alaska lawmaker was denied a flight for refusing a full-body pat-down. The lawmaker, state Rep....Tags: Breast Cancer, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Transportation Security Administration
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State Senate Joins House in Pat-Down Resolution
The Associated PressThe Alaska Senate has joined with the House in calling on the Transportation Security Administration to reconsider its use of full-body pat-down searches. The resolution, which passed 18-0 Monday, also calls on Congress to exercise greater oversight over...Tags: Elections, Breast, Transportation Security Administration, Human Interest, Politics
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House Condemns TSA Pat-Downs
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska House of Representatives passed a resolution Friday urging the Transportation Security Administration to reconsider its use of pat-down procedures. The measure, sponsored by Democrats and Republicansm emerged as an official response to the...Tags: Chest, Anchorage, Democratic Party, Elections, Human Interest
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Valley Woman's TSA Pat Down at Sea-Tac Sparks Petition
Channel 2 NewsA Valley woman is on a mission to change how the TSA screens airline passengers. The effort comes after Corky Champagne-Einarsen who claims she was singled out at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport Feb. 20 -- the same day and location Alaska State Rep. Sharon...Tags: Breast Cancer, Surgery, Transportation Security Administration, Defense, Mastectomy
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Murkowski Requesting TSA Clarify Policies After Cissna Incident
Channel 2 NewsSen. Lisa Murkowski has sent a letter to the Transportation Security Adminstration asking it to clarify its passenger screening policies after state Rep. Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage) refused a pat-down and chose not to fly back to Alaska from Seattle....Tags: Breast Cancer, Transportation, Travel, Health, Anchorage
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Cissna Returns to Juneau After Refusing TSA Pat-Down
Channel 2 NewsState Rep. Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage) arrived back in Juneau Thursday morning after a days-long ordeal resulting from her decision to refuse a Transportation Security Administration pat-down at the Seattle airport. The ferry M/V Matanuska carrying the...Tags: Breast Cancer, Chest, Human Interest, Transportation Security Administration, Juneau
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Rep. Cissna Arrives in Juneau, Greeted by Supporters
Channel 2 NewsState Rep. Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage) arrived back in Juneau Thursday morning after a days-long ordeal resulting from her decision to refuse a TSA pat-down at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport. The ferry M/V Matanuska carrying the state lawmaker pulled into...Tags: Breast Cancer, Chest, Human Interest, Transportation Security Administration, Juneau
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Lawmakers Condemn TSA, Support Cissna
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska House of Representatives made a formal show of support Wednesday for Rep. Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage), who chose to take a ferry back to Juneau after refusing a TSA pat-down at the Seattle-Tacoma airport earlier this week. Rep. Chris Tuck (D-...Tags: Eagle River, Anchorage, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Security Administration
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State Rep. Cissna Objects to "Intrusive" Airport Search
An Alaskan state lawmaker is returning home by sea after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said. Rep. Sharon Cissna underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Sea-Tac Airport Sunday and was then required to...Tags: Transportation Security Administration
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U-Med District Lawmakers, Residents Discuss Issues
Channel 2 NewsDozens of Anchorage residents attended the 2011 legislative session's first constituent meeting Saturday for Midtown's University-Medical district, speaking up on a variety of local issues. The district's state lawmakers, Sen. Bettye Davis and Rep. Lance...Tags: Anchorage, Bettye Davis, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Voting
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Lawmakers Applaud Rep. Cissna's Stand Against TSA
Channel 2 NewsRep. Sharon Cissna’s (D-Anchorage) colleagues in the legislature are expecting her back in the state capitol on Thursday. House Democrats applauded Cissna’s decision to leave the Seattle-Tacoma airport after she refused a pat-down. She...Tags: Surgery, Anchorage, Democratic Party, Laws, Transportation Security Administration
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Alaska state lawmaker returns to Seattle to lobby against TSA pat-downs
Alaska state Rep. Sharon Cissna, D-Anchorage, returned to Seattle Saturday to kick off her nationwide campaign against TSA pat-downs. In February, TSA agents called for a pat-down of Cissna because they spotted something unusual in the body scan....Tags: Breast Cancer, Chest, Anchorage, Elections, Human Interest
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