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"We're seeing a test of how serious the public at large is willing to go along with the Tea Party Express," said John Gilliom, a political science professor at Ohio University.

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The FAA's Gilliom says a complete turnaround has occurred in upper management of the agency's Southwest region overseeing American and Southwest.

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"Don't know if a lot of people celebrated for the Super Bowl last night, usually it doesn't take us this long to get crews activated and in," Gilliom said.

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Gilliom also says the crews were put on standby last Friday afternoon before they left work.

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"The (Obama) administration is really tightening the screws on this," said Gilliom.

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"So much was said about inspectors not getting out in the field," says Gilliom.

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Gilliom says to prevent airlines operating noncompliant aircraft, both a principle inspector overseeing an airline and an office manager must sign off on a disclosure.

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However, after the Southwest episode heightened scrutiny over the workloads created by ATOS, Gilliom explains the FAA's study showed some redundancies existed in the system, and in June 2009 the agency completed its plan to streamline the process.

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Any reference to airlines as customers has been removed from policy documents, says Gilliom, who adds: "It has been made clear," the relationship between the FAA and airlines is

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Gilliom also told council members that the city would likely enter a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency over the federal agency's decision to file a lawsuit against the city for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. Gilliom said the consent decree could cost the city $25 million in the first few years of the agreement.

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