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It's an age old question: What's the easiest way to board a plane? In this 1933 picture, passengers wait to board a new passenger service between London and Paris. Davies/Getty Images hide caption
In this Nov. 20, 2010 file photo, Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) and Evan Eike (65) celebrate with fans after beating Nebraska 9-6 in an NCAA college football game in College Station, Texas. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
In preparing the public for a disaster, officials want to make the right call, but they also want to avoid blame. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Libyans wave national flags in Tripoli's Green Square, renamed Martyr's Square, during morning prayers Wednesday on Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Libyans are also celebrating the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
A camera is mounted on a building near Temple University in Philadelphia. Humberto Fernandini, with the company that owns the building, says the owners plan to register their cameras for the police department's new program. Elizabeth Fiedler for NPR hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and Texas congressman Ron Paul at Iowa State University in Ames on Aug. 13, 2011. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Ron Paul on 'Talk of the Nation'
A Liberian immigrant picks African peppers on the Bowling family farm in Charles County, Md. It's one of a handful of farms experimenting with growing African produce to cater to the D.C. region's large African immigrant community. Marina Dominguez/NPR hide caption
This June 2, 2010, file photo shows the AT&T logo in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Justice Department will seek to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. Etienne Franchi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn (left) presents Gen. David Petraeus with an American flag at his retirement ceremony after 37 years in the Army, in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday. Petraeus will now lead the CIA. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption