He has edged to the right on two other areas where he used to be hated by his party's conservatives as a dangerous maverick: on torture (he won't rule out water-boarding) and immigration reform (he says fix the border first, which will take an eternity).

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If you think about it, printing out a boarding pass is almost as silly as printing out an e-mail.

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Drive up the Windward Coast to the North Shore for surfing, stand-up paddle boarding and windy walks out to Kaena Point.

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Snowe, 66, came about her independence through being orphaned at age 9 and sent off to an out-of-state boarding school run by the Greek Orthodox Church.

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My airline allowed me to print out a boarding pass and bypass check-in because I had no bags to check.

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Travellers should also consider printing out boarding passes ahead of time to speed up the check-in process, and should remember the rules about packing liquids and electronics in carry-on and hand luggage.

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To speed up the check-in process, it also has service agents roam the passenger lines with tiny printers that spew out boarding passes.

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