Why Mikey hates to fly.

PositionNATIONAL SECURITY - 8-year old Michael Hicks shares a name on the terrorist watch list - Brief article

The first time that Michael Hicks was frisked by airport security, he cried--like any 2-year-old would. He shares a name with one of the 13,500 people on the watch fist of the the F.B.I.'s Terrorist Screening Center, so frying is always tricky for Mikey--now an 8-year-old third-grader and Cub Scout from Clifton, New Jersey. His family travels frequently, and Mikey is often stopped for extra screening. On a trip to the Bahamas in January, he was frisked both going and coming home. Mikey isn't the only one whose name makes it hard to get on a plane: Hundreds of others also get caught up because they share a name with someone on the watch list. In the past three years...

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