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October 1, 2003

SKIMMING SCREENERS
55,600	screeners, the total in March, brought TSA well over the cap Congress set in the 2002 and 2003 spending bills.
6,000	screeners were removed, bringing the total to 49,600 in September.
$300	million in savings is supposed to result from the job cuts.
HOW TSA CHECKS FOR EXPLOSIVES (as of August 2003)
1,100	explosive detection machines
5,500	trace detection systems
291	K-9 units
CONFISCATED ITEMS February 2002 through August 2003
2.4	million knives
1,498	firearms
51,408	box cutters

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