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Matthew Yglesias: Obamacare implementation good news : "You heard it here first from me in April, but I want to reiterate that over the next 18 months you're going to read a lot of stories about problems with Affordable Care Act implementations.
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David Mas Masumoto: To valley grads: Fall down seven times, get up eight
Part of your life will always be grounded in the dirt here. Inside all of you lies what is called a placed story; a seed has been planted, then grown into part of your personal history you can not delete.
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Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 25 May 2013
MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them just months before the killing, a friend has told the BBC.
Witnesses will testify on high-speed rail to Denham subcommittee at Madera hearing
The chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority board is being asked by a congressional subcommittee to provide a detailed account of how the state agency plans to spend nearly $4 billion it has received from the federal government.
Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
Democrats were writing obituaries for California's GOP after winning a supermajority in the state legislature last November, thus gaining veto-proof power to raise taxes.
Why Start HSR in the Central Valley?
This blog has answered that question repeatedly . But it's good to see California Forward put together its own answer to the question, featuring Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin: They make some excellent points here.
Korea model case of high-speed train policy: vice minister
LEIPZIG, Germany - Korea's experience in building and operating its own bullet trains offers a model case for other countries to study, Vice Transport Minister Yeo Hyung-koo said in Germany.
Why California,Nevada and Arizona are the best places for High Speed Rail
This isn't just my opinion. The Brooking Institute, a Washington based "Think Tank" came to this conclusion in a paper it released in October 2009.
U.S., California Needs High Speed Rail to Compete Globally, Reduce Pollution, Official Says
A top transportation official said today that the United States must remain dedicated to building high-speed rail systems to confront pollution, population increases and competition from rest of the world.
High speed rail system needed or 'we don't have a Silicon Valley,' says rail association chief
A top transportation official said Wednesday that the United States must remain dedicated to building high-speed rail systems to confront pollution, population increases and competition from rest of the world.
Yingluck drums up Japanese investment for Dawei, rail projects
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invited Japanese investors to join the Dawei Deep Sea Port project in Myanmar, while Japanese businesses have expressed an interest in bidding for satellite and high-speed rail projects in Thailand, the PM's secretary-general said Thursday.
A vision of a high-speed train pulling into the proposed Curzon Street station in Birmingham
A poll of 2,000 small Birmingham businesses revealed two-thirds believe the A 33 billion HS2 high-speed rail link is a waste of money .
John Horgan: Ongoing White House woes give hope to fast-train foes
Foiled and discouraged by the results of last November's election as Democrats held the U.S. Senate as well as the White House, the anti-HSR forces have been encouraged by the recent spate of damaging scandals afflicting the Obama Administration.
Modern Spain boasts a sleek high-speed train, the Ave, which can whisk you from Madrid to Sevilla in a hour.
Rail projects mean thousands of jobs
There are roughly $2 billion in passenger rail construction and improvement projects coming in the next year, including at least $300 million of spending earmarked for small businesses, for the Bay Area and Central Valley.
Families have lots of options to ride rails
Since 1971, Amtrak has carried most of California's passenger rail traffic on both standard long distance routes and short distance urban light rail routes.
Court's hit at Brown actually helps him
Normally, it's uncomfortable at best to hear a federal judge - let alone a panel of three - thunder criticism from the bench.
Proposed high-speed rail network a high investment for Laos
High-speed railway lines connecting Thailand, Laos and China might soon become a reality after the Thai cabinet met with its Lao counterparts in Chiang Mai earlier this week.
World's most dramatic city as you've never seen it before: Stunning...
World's most dramatic city as you've never seen it before: Stunning timelapse video of Dubai shows hustle and bustle of life around skyscrapers and mosques It is the playground of the rich where ostentatious wealth is flaunted, the skyscrapers reach the skies and the sun never seems to stop shining.
Amtrak chugging away at expansion, high-speed rail
It's a sultry day in Naperville, and the heat bounces off the station platform concrete.