This is also a good time to highlight something else Reuters included in its report: namely that U.S. airlines have long complained about taxes and security fees, because it is difficult to pass them along to customers.

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Obama opposed the authorization, and that gap might give Republicans something to highlight.

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To drive this point home, allow me to highlight the effect that biodiversity loss will have on something that is of immediate concern to everyone: food security.

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