Ponca City writes “Reflecting a growing frustration among airport and airline owners with the steady build-up of rules covering everything from footwear to liquids, Martin Broughton, chairman of British Airways, has launched a scathing attack on the ‘completely redundant’ airport checks requested by the TSA and urged the UK to stop ‘kowtowing’ to American demands for ever more security. Speaking at the annual conference of the UK Airport Operators (more…)

marquinhocb writes “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money Friday to help build an 800-mile bullet train system from San Diego to San Francisco. ‘We’re traveling on our trains at the same speed as 100 years ago,’ the governor said. ‘That is inexcusable. America must catch up.’ Planners said the train would be able to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes, traveling at speeds of more (more…)

With Citi Field attendance during Sunday’s matchup barely reaching 70 percent, Mets pitcher John Maine let fans who actually came to see the bottom two NL East teams play shout out pitch requests during Nationals at bats.

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