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  Airlines Impose ‘You’re Not Taxed’ Tax After FAA Shutdown Posted on Wednesday July 27th by Eric Jaffe In case you haven’t heard, there’s a stalemate in Congress. Not that one. On Friday Congress adjourned without extending the Federal Aviation Administration’s authorization. The F.A.A. has operated without a long-term authorization plan since 2007 through a series of 20 extensions. But the twenty-first time was the charm for Congress, and what had been a routine matter...

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This item was written by USATODAY.com contributor David Grossman, who is serving as Guest Editor of Today in the Sky while Ben Mutzabaugh is away. A TSA officer pats down a traveler at San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 24, 2010. CAPTION By Jeff Chiu, AP While a proposed bill to make "invasive" groping and pat-down searches by the TSA a crime is stalled in a divided Texas legislature, a similar bill may be taking...

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