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Bill would require TSA passenger advocates

A file photo of travelers go through a

Photo credit: Getty Images | A file photo of travelers go through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) check point at the Regan National Airport in Washington, DC, ahead of Thanksgiving Day. (Nov. 24, 2010)

Sen. Charles Schumer Sunday said he will introduce legislation this week that will require the Transportation Security Administration to put passenger advocates in every major airport after three elderly women, including one from Long Beach, were strip-searched by screeners.

"Passengers who feel their rights are about to be violated have nowhere to turn," said Schumer, who will introduce the...

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