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Stewart Airport in Orange County, N.Y., Experiences Longer Security Waits.

By Nicoletta Koveos, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 20--STEWART AIRPORT, N.Y.-- The wait to get through security at Stewart International Airport has reached 45 minutes to an hour and the situation could get worse.

The wait is likely to grow as the airport adds flights or carriers, as it is having some success now in doing. But on the security front, the number of Transportation Security Administration screeners available is actually being cut back.

Sen. Chuck Schumer appealed yesterday to D

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