Travelers Embrace Relaxed Security Rules

In Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the new rules "are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future." Testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, Chertoff said the new rules would be in place for at least six weeks, but he declined to say whether they would remain as long as six months.

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Associated Press writers Sophia Tareen in Chicago, Leslie Miller in Washington, Ken Maguire in Boston, Terence Chea in Oakland and Paul Weber in Dallas contributed to this report.

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