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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., makes a call to book another flight after being stopped by security at the airport in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

Open quoteI think it is absolutely essential that we take necessary actions to ensure that air travel is safe, and I believe that is what TSA is tasked with doing. Close quote

  • JAY CARNEY,
  • White House press secretary, defending the Transportation Security Administration after Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, a frequent critic of the TSA, was stopped by security at the Nashville airport on Monday
Photo: Erik Schelzig / AP | Source: AP