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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Reverend Jacob Jester said on Wednesday he wishes he never would have posted a picture on Twitter of a baby being patted down by security agents at Kansas City International Airport.Theme and amusement parks are rolling out new (and newly renovated attractions) that emphasize unique elements and psychological thrills over sheer speed and stupefying G-forces.Jester's photograph has been picked up by Internet news and blogging outlets worldwide, making the Independence, Mo.-based pastor a hero of sorts to those who think security screening has gone too far."I'm not a political person and what happened has taken on a life of its own," Jester said Wednesday. The publicity has interfered with his personal life, said Jester, a pastor for a youth ministry."I'm not trying to look for 15 minutes of fame," he told msnbc.com on Tuesday, adding that the photo has been a distraction from his mission as a pastor. [Read the full article] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An attorney says Muslim religious leaders who were wrongly kicked off two commercials flights as they tried to travel to a national conference in Charlotte are receiving hundreds of e-mails and messages of support.Theme and amusement parks are rolling out new (and newly renovated attractions) that emphasize unique elements and psychological thrills over sheer speed and stupefying G-forces.Mo Idlibi of Charlotte said some pilots have told the imams they were sorry. But he said Thursday the airlines should be held accountable.Imams in Memphis, Tenn., and New York headed to the conference were asked to leave the planes. They already had passed through security at the airports before being stopped by airline personnel.Federal regulation allows an airline to refuse to transport an individual that it decides is unsafe. The rules say the pilot has ultimate authority but cannot make the decision solely because of religion. [Read the full article] WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department's in-house watchdog said Thursday it isn't clear why air traffic controller errors soared by 53 percent last year, but inexperience could explain it in large part.Inspector General Calvin Scovel told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee the Federal Aviation Administration has placed large numbers of inexperienced controllers at some of the nation's busiest and most complex air traffic facilities.The agency plans to hire 11,000 new controllers by 2019 to make up for a wave of retirements, he said. Many of the more than 15,000 controllers now working for the FAA were hired following President Ronald Reagan's firing of striking controllers three decades ago, and are now eligible for retirement.Scovel said that as of March, 25 percent of controllers were in training compared to 15 percent in 2004. At some complex facilities, the share is even higher, he added. [Read the full article] 
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