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WASHINGTON — When Congress voted last year to prohibit passengers from bringing lighters and matches aboard commercial airplanes, it sounded like a reasonable idea for improving airline security.

We know not to play with matches, or lighters, or anything else that could start a fire that could get out of hand. But children may not know better. They see fire and are mesmerized by it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two senators said Tuesday that the Transportation Security Administration should reconsider its policy of allowing butane lighters and matches in the cabins of passenger airliners.