Senate stalled on airline security measure

CNN.com ^ | October 3, 2001 Posted: 9:09 PM EDT (0109 GMT) | Kate Snow, Dana Bash and Major Garrett

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After a stalled Democratic attempt to bring an airline security bill to the Senate floor Wednesday, the Bush administration offered a proposal that would compromise on the issue of making airport security screeners federal employees, CNN learned. More...

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The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is how big this new bureaucracy will be. The Wackenhut guys will just change jackets from Wackenhut to federal patches on their shoulders. And this will take 18 months. I feel safer already...