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Those who use electronic tablets may be getting a break when they fly on airplanes, as the FAA is considering loosening the restrictions on their use during takeoff and landing.In the last 25 years, the FAA and a number of independent testing labs have tested every conceivable electronic device at more than 100 times their radio frequency interference less than two feet from e
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