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Sen. Rand Paul stopped by Tenn. airport security Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and a frequent critic of the Transportation Security Administration, was stopped by security at the Nashville airport Monday when a scanner set off an alarm and Paul declined to allow a security officer to subsequently pat him down. The White House said airport security acted appropriately. Rand Paul on TSA detainment: 'I was barked at: 'Do not leave the cubicle!" Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul told The Daily Caller that being "detained" by the Transportation Security Administration at the Nashville airport Monday was a major ordeal that underscores flaws in TSA's procedures that affect tens of millions of passengers every year. Rand Paul blocked at airport after refusing TSA pat-down Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican and son of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, was blocked at Nashville airport Monday after refusing a TSA pat-down, his spokeswoman said. "Just got a call from @SenRandPaul," his spokeswoman, Moira Bagley, wrote on Twitter Monday. "He's currently being detained by TSA in Nashville." In a telephone interview with [...] Rand Paul in TSA tussle over pat-down refusal- VIDEO: Rand Paul on TSA incident Sen. Rand Paul's office says he was held by the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, although TSA officials deny characterization he was "detained" at Nashville Airport after an incident at the security gate. Rand Paul 'Detained' by TSA NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), son of GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul, was detained Monday by the Transportation Security Administration in Nashville, Tenn., a spokeswoman tweeted. Paul was detained by TSA officials for his refusal of a full body pat-down, father Ron Paul tweeted on Monday. Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) "Just got a call from @senrandpaul. He's currently being ... Rand Paul in Pat-Down Standoff With TSA in Nashville Sen. Rand Paul told his communications director this morning he was being detained by TSA in Nashville. @moirabagley, the Twitter account associated with Paul staffer Moira Bagley tweeted around 10 a.m., ET, "Just got a call from @senrandpaul. He's currently being detained by TSA in... Jay Carney defends TSA's handling of Sen. Rand Paul, quibbles over 'detained' The White House doesn't dispute that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was refused access to his flight Monday morning by the Transportation Security Administration. Instead, spokesman Jay Carney sought to quibble over the definition of "detain." Senator Rand Paul Stopped at Nashville Airport, TSA Says U.S. Senator Rand Paul triggered an alarm during an airport security check and was escorted out of the screening area by police after refusing to submit to a patdown, the Transportation Security Administration said. Senator Paul refuses airport patdown after alarm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul was stopped at an airport on Monday for setting off an alarm and refusing a patdown, prompting his father, U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul, to accuse security officials of being part of an "out of control" police state. In a harshly worded attack on the Transportation Security Administration, which handles security screenings at U.S ... Rand Paul kept from flight for refusing TSA pat down Sen. Rand Paul was blocked from boarding a flight at the Nashville airport Monday morning after refusing to consent to a body pat down at a security checkpoint, according to a Transportation Security Administration official and the senator's office.
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