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Airlines ordered to speed scrutiny of no-fly lists

An Emirates airline passenger jet taxis on the

Photo credit: AP File | An Emirates airline passenger jet taxis on the tarmac on April 20, 2010.

The federal government Wednesday directed airlines to check names added to no-fly lists against passenger manifests within two hours instead of within 24 hours, after the suspect in the attempted bombing of Times Square succeeded in boarding a Dubai-bound plane.

The change is designed to make certain that airlines scour the no-fly list sooner after any updates, said a Transportation Security...

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