Sen. Dodd, D-Conn., slashed aviation security funding for pet constituency

Published December 28, 2009 5:00am ET



Now that our attention is focused on airline security measures thanks to the failed airline attack on Christmas Day, it’s worth mentioning that one senator took money away from aviation security to line the pockets of a constituency that supported his presidential campaign in a big way.

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