Transportation secretary Ray LaHood: High-speed rail 'long overdue'

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Transportation secretary Ray LaHood: High-speed rail 'long overdue'
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 2012)

PHILADELPHIA — Comparing bullet trains to grand American achievements of the past, President Obama's transportation chief Ray LaHood said benefits of a high-speed rail network would far outweigh the multibillion-dollar costs, and he said political opponents are on the wrong side of history.

Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer

Thursday, July 12, 2012

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