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Sikh civil rights activists will unveil a mobile phone application next week that they say allows air travelers who believe they have been profiled by TSA airport screeners to file complaints directly from their phones. By Omar Sacirbey.

Topics: Culture, Social Issues
Beliefs: Other
Tags: airports, flyrights, racial profiling, security, sikhs, transportation security administration

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