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In this issue. New screening measures after Northwest flight 253. Plus, a Christmas miracle and a visit to Seaside, Fla.
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• New carry-on luggage limits and screening measures after Northwest Airlines terrorist incident
• Hey Southwest, if this isn’t bait-and-switch then why does it feel that way?
• A few more thoughts on Florida’s Planhandle
• Hotels imitate airlines, force us to book nonrefundable rooms
• It’s almost a white Christmas in Seaside, Fla.
• Wacky package price blamed on “anomaly” in program
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