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Elaine Thompson, File - AP Photo FILE - This April 23, 2013 file photo shows a United Airlines jet departing in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.
David Goldman - AP Photo The control tower stands in the background as a passenger paces while on the phone outside headquarters plaza hotel the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.
David Goldman - AP Photo The control tower stands in the background as a passenger lays on the pavement outside the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic headquarters plaza hotel controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.
headquarters plaza hotel David Goldman - AP Photo A passenger sits at right in the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Friday, April 26, 2013, in Atlanta. Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs headquarters plaza hotel of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers.
headquarters plaza hotel Republicans accused the Obama administration of forcing the furloughs headquarters plaza hotel to raise public pressure on Congress to roll back the budget cuts. The White House complains the FAA fix left the rest of the cuts intact.
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