{"id":5133,"date":"2009-06-24T22:05:27","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T02:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2020-12-25T20:10:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T01:10:51","slug":"why-america-is-ready-to-get-on-the-fast-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/06\/24\/why-america-is-ready-to-get-on-the-fast-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Why America is ready to get on the fast track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following video clip is from April 13, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From the MSNBC website:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in his own words, on the country lagging behind the rest of the world in high speed rail travel and why America is ready to get on the fast track.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size:11px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #999;margin-top: 5px;background: transparent;text-align: center;width: 425px\">Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following video clip is from April 13, 2009. 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