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European airports aren't ready to lift a liquid ban
Executives at airports across Europe said technology for detecting liquid explosives remains too unreliable, prompting concern about a pending deadline for partially lifting a ban on liquid in carry-on luggage. "The existing technology is not fit for the purpose," said Olivier Jankovec, director general of the Airports Council International Europe. "We risk paralyzing the big hubs." The New York Times (free registration) (2/20)

State Department issues a travel warning for Libya
The State Department warned Americans about traveling to Libya after a violent crackdown on protesters. "The United States is gravely concerned with disturbing reports and images coming out of Libya," said P.J. Crowley, a spokesman for the State Department. "We have raised to a number of Libyan officials ... our strong objections to the use of lethal force against peaceful demonstrators." Read the State Department's travel warning for Libya. Reuters (2/20)