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Here are nine great romantic experiences that work during the winter, spring, fall and summer. Here are cities and towns where love can blossom and every couple will have a time that they will never forget.

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Ned Levi examines the major issues people should consider before entering full body scanners at TSA security in airports: privacy, safety, efficiency, and do they actually make us more security. In the article Ned comes to a surprising conclusion.

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Halloween is coming. Laura Townsend Elion takes a look at some spooky places in our country’s heartland.

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Priceline.com released its annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day weekend. Here is their survey. This year, Chicago’s Millennium Park replaces last year’s winner, New Orleans, as the most popular July 4th destination among Priceline customers.

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Now that the European travel system is getting back to normal after the volcano, the clean up begins, and for many future travelers, the decision making — to go or not to go.

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Today, just days after the city’s football team the Saints defied the odds to win become Super Bowl champions, I’m taking a look at New Orleans. I lived in New Orleans for six years between 1994 and 2001, and it’s one of my favorite places to visit (see my other faves here). I try to go down at least once a year – this year my trip will be in June for a friend’s wedding. And honestly, I wish I was going sooner because the city is having a banner year. Here are 5 reasons why you should plan a trip to New Orleans in 2010.

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It’s already into December and you suddenly realize you really don’t want to sit at home that week after Christmas. A quick look online or a call to your travel agent will tell you, a few days in Hawaii or the Caribbean or Mexico really isn’t much of an option, unless you’re prepared to spend thousands in airfare before even beginning to look at prices for the few hotels available.

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An Air France A380 was forced to turn around when it developed a problem with the navigation system.

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A passenger at Bismarck Airport was having trouble with Delta’s check-in kiosk to accept his information.

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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is exploring the possibility of going to private management. Paperwork has been filed with the FAA to allow the airport to look for a private manager. The city is said to be soliciting bids for management.

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