Well, the UPI, like the Washington Times, is owned by the Unification Church these days so I poked around a little. I did find the Star Telegram story they were picking up - http://www.star-telegram.com/667/story/489920.html - which makes it clear magnetometers *were* being used on some people earlier. The UPI story shortened the quote.
The Star-Telegram story also mentions reports that the same procedure -- tight early screening later loosened up -- was used at other rallies. I can guess at some reasons why that makes sense (presumably the first people in will grab the good close in seats, thus are more of a risk) but it's just guessing.
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Date: 2008-02-23 12:42 am (UTC)The Star-Telegram story also mentions reports that the same procedure -- tight early screening later loosened up -- was used at other rallies. I can guess at some reasons why that makes sense (presumably the first people in will grab the good close in seats, thus are more of a risk) but it's just guessing.