21.   The plan will also need approval on Capitol Hill where consensus is growing for making baggage screeners federal employees.

22.   The Senate and the House Democratic plan would allow the baggage screeners to be fired.

23.   The Senate bill would make baggage screeners federal employees, a change advocates said would give the public greater confidence.

24.   They also want baggage screeners to abide by newer, strict federal guidelines and supervision.

25.   Final passage was delayed for weeks, though, in a partisan struggle over the status of baggage screeners.

26.   Hundreds of travelers were evacuated from Los Angeles International airport terminals after baggage screeners spotted the outline of a hand grenade on a security scanner.

27.   Security breaches at Logan have focused attention on low-paid, often elderly baggage screeners.

28.   Those arrested included construction workers, janitors, food workers and at least two baggage screeners.