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The replacement program for insulators should reduce instances when these third-rail protectors arc and smoke, another source of delays.
Dr. Gridlock's traffic, transit tips Post 2011
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I have no use for religion personally, but it seems to me to be the real third-rail of American politics.
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The replacement program for insulators should reduce instances when these third-rail protectors arc and smoke, another source of delays.
Dr. Gridlock's traffic, transit tips Post 2011
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This in turn diminished the threat of Gingrich and his ideas, and after Gingrich was deposed as speaker after the 1998 election, the Republican Congress became more wary of taking on Medicare and other third-rail political issues.
The Fog of Mediscare Tevi Troy 2011
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* Cutting Social Security benefits is no longer the "third-rail" of American politics.
Mark Olmsted: Why Republicans Want Four More Years of Obama Mark Olmsted 2011
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The replacement program for insulators should reduce instances when these third-rail protectors arc and smoke, another source of delays.
Dr. Gridlock's traffic, transit tips Post 2011
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The replacement program for insulators should reduce instances when these third-rail protectors arc and smoke, another source of delays.
Dr. Gridlock's traffic, transit tips Post 2011
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Ehrlich raises the prospect of a gas tax to pay for a rail based Purple Line -- gas taxes are a third-rail issue anywhere in the country, of course.
Ehrlich vs. O'Malley -- Maryland governor debate liveblog Mike DeBonis 2010
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Obama probably won't touch that third-rail now, and the 2010 midterm elections don't offer all that much hope either for stable majority control for the Democrats.
Printing: Behind the Veils of Power: Hope for Progressives 2010
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Obama probably won't touch that third-rail now, and the 2010 midterm elections don't offer all that much hope either for stable majority control for the Democrats.
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