Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) claims the terrorist threat is more widespread and insidious than we thought. "Look at who runs all the convenience stores across the country," she explains. Our very Big Gulps are at risk.
Junk Dealers
Dim bulbs across the country gather up Columbia debris and attempt to sell it via the online auction site eBay; they get caught more or less immediately. The profit motive can move even the profoundly stupid.
Kinko's Cops
The FBI at first denies, then admits, flying a spy plane over Bloomington, Indiana. The bureau explains it is merely watching places where foreign nationals might be able to send a fax or e-mail late at night. Oh.
Cold Cash
As if enough isn't already smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border, add Freon to the list. The U.S. banned the refrigerant in 1996, but it's likely to be legal in Mexico until at least 2010. Demand for Freon will remain high until all the pre-1994 cars with air conditioning are off the road.
No Dice
Math teachers across America use "probability cubes" to teach math concepts to kids. You call them dice. Schools don't, so as not to encourage gambling.
Visa Excepted
Stepped-up security worries have U.S. businesses hamstrung by visa backlogs. Mexican tourists wait months for visas to go to Florida, while foreign buyers of big-ticket items such as planes and construction equipment can't get into the country to finalize sales.
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