It's the same Milbank who takes a turn in the questioner's seat at a polling operation, and asks questions that aren't in the script.

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Last February, it launched its own low-fare operation, called "Ted, " which flies 156-seat Airbus planes and goes head-to-head with the discounters, mainly in Chicago, Denver and Washington, D.

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On the plane on the way to South Africa for his operation, he found an iPod someone had left behind in the back of the seat in front of him.

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