"The TSA had never really gotten the kind of traction we needed with our customers, " former TSA Administrator Kip Hawley wrote in his book, " Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security, " published in April.

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Month-to-month renters can get a 30-day notice, giving them a chance to find emergency housing or a more permanent place to live.

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The likelihood is that this allegedly emergency spending will become a permanent addition to federal outlays -- increasing pressure for tax increases in the bargain.

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