One or more Republican lawmakers will appear to publicly waver on their commitment to the pledge. (Norquist points to Chambliss, Graham and King as repeat offenders.) That open questioning is often followed just as predictably by a private call to Norquist -- who says Chambliss has called to apologize -- and more often than not, some kind of public mea culpa.

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Unfortunately, nearly 26 million bags go missing each year from airports around the world, according to the SITA. This is obviously a huge pain-point, regardless of how often you travel, but one company at CES this year is debuting a device that might just solve the problem, called Trackdot Luggage.

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