Civic Literacy Test - Test your general knowledge of the United States history and government. I got a 79% (without cheating!) Which isn't bad considering the average elected official in the United States got a 44%.

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TSA Enables Passengers to Go at Their Own Pace - In Salt Lake, the TSA is using the familiar downhill-skiing symbols to pipe travelers with different experience levels in different lines. The green circle would be perfect for the girl that was in front of me last time I flew who asked why she had to remove her MP3 player from her pocket when she went through the metal detector.

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Transportation Security Administration Blog - I think this is probably one of the best ideas ever thought up by a government agency. They open up comments for everyone, and have honest conversations with us -- ordinary airplane travelers. FEMA: Please start one too.

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