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New scanner may replace metal detectors.
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10-11-2007 6:17 AM
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metal detector
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They work, they're just not sure if a pat-down is better
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Passengers may request the full-body scan -- which blurs faces so the person being screened cannot be recognized -- instead of the traditional pat-down used across the country. 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