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Weekend what we’re reading: Russians look at space hotel, DHS proposes secret citizen database, worst U.S. airport for delays

by Charlie Leocha on August 28, 2011

This weekend we take a closer look at the planned Russian space hotel and their new shuttle that will replace the one we are abandoning, a proposal for a new DHS citizen database and Newark Airport delays.

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For travelers, Homeland Security is starting to step over the line

by Charlie Leocha on July 22, 2008

As the war on terror has proceeded during the past couple of years, the erosion of personal privacy protection has been growing. As travelers, the place where it affects us is normally on the “No Fly List.” Are out civil liberties being threatened?

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Hotels upgrade their “no-stay” lists, leaving some guests out in the cold

by Amy Bradley-Hole on June 18, 2008

As you’re checking out of your hotel, the front desk agent is clacking away at the keyboard. Think he’s printing your invoice or updating your address? Think again. With one stroke of a key, he may be banning you from hotels all around the world. Yep, hotel blacklists exist. But are they fair or necessary?

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