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...gates, and they are used on a voluntary basis only on short-haul flights within Europe. That's partly because the wave scanners are costly - they sell for $180,000 - and partly because American airlines and the E.U. remain wary of devices that electronically undress passengers. The scanners are rare in the U.S.; in June, the House of Representatives voted in an amendment to a transportation bill to ban the use of scanners for routine screenings. "You don't need to look at my wife and 8-year-old daughter naked in order to secure that airplane," said Representative Jason...
...often complains that criticism by foreign governments amounts to outside interference in its internal affairs, there are signs that the rapidly modernizing country is curbing its use of the death penalty of its own accord. The reforms are modest, to be sure, but some observers see them as a rare bright spot amid an overall bleak trend for human rights in China. (Read "China's Harsh Warning to Political Dissidents...
...perhaps. But one look at the countless smokers bundled up outside offices in Paris suggests that the transgressors are still a relatively rare exception to the rule. If smokers become bolder about lighting up indoors, however, non-smokers may begin demanding greater action from authorities. Even Parola acknowledges that second-hand smoke levels have vastly improved since the ban went into effect, saying his group's current campaign is only aimed at improving enforcement enough to prevent a gradual return to 2006 habits...
...Christians practice in secret churches across the nation now. "We always met for prayer at peoples' homes, in groups of two to keep it private," Jeong says. "When we met in bigger groups, we went far away to the mountains where no one could find us." (See rare pictures from inside North Korea...
...hundred of your dollars). Why did I do this? Because a lot of those people had earned that money in private markets - which the Party here didn't control - and that made us nervous. Was that beneficial for our economy? No. But it kept us in control. (See rare pictures inside North Korea...