If nothing else, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab succeeded in thrusting debate about airport and aviation security back into the realm of public debate when he unsuccessfully attempted to blow up a plane traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit on Dec. 25.
TODAY'S QUESTION: Should public safety outweigh individual privacy in airport security?
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CST
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