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Staffing Cuts, Summer Travel Create Security Tie-Ups at Raleigh, N.C. Airport.

By Dudley Price, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 1--With stringent airport security and the busy Fourth of July holiday travel period, John R. Martin wasn't taking any chances.

The Fayetteville systems analyst arrived at Raleigh-Durham International Airport nearly four hours before his Delta flight to Tampa, Fla., was scheduled to depart.

"When I wear full-sole shoes I get the full [security] treatment. When I carry a computer I get the full treatment," said Martin, who was traveling to a business m

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