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legislation that could undo new fare ad rules  A House member
announced Monday that he was introducing legislation to itemize
the government taxes and fees included in the price of each
plane ticket.  The effort from Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., came in
response to a Transportation Department rule implemented
Thursday that requires airlines to include all government taxes
in the price when first advertised or shown on a web site.
Graves contends that lumping taxes with the airfare will hide
the true taxation.  "If the American people can't see these
costs clearly, I fear it will be easier for these fees and taxes
to be raised without their knowledge," Graves said.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has said the rule was
adopted to protect consumers from deceptive ads that make
tickets look less expensive than what they actually cost. Now
all ads must show the entire price, although tr