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LAS VEGAS — Shoe bombs remain a threat for US aviation, said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who said passengers will have to continue to remove their shoes at airport screenings.
Napolitano drew applause at a conference of travel and tourism industry leaders with her remarks that the department has been looking for a technological solution to the shoe problem.
"We're not there yet, so wear slip-ons," she said.
The shoe requirement is probably the most hated of a raft of security measures imposed on air travelers after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Industry leaders have complained about a one-size-fits-all approach to aviation security that they say has discouraged travel and is costing billions of dollars in revenue.
Napolitano said officials are not yet able to ease up on those stringent measures.
"It's a technological problem," said Napolitano...[Full Article]
