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By Robert Thomson

Sunday, November 2, 2008; Page C02

The transit authority's decision to begin searching people has angered, frightened and confused many travelers.

Dear Dr. Gridlock:

The Metro bag searches set the wrong atmosphere for the land of the free.

How long will America remain a free country with our privacy being removed by these searches? . . . At what point will America be a complete surveillance state?

Nickolaus E. Leggett

Reston