The third rail of a nation's politics is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it is "charged" and "untouchable" to the extent that any politician...
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The extra rail on a dual gauge railway "Third Rail" (song), a 1993 song by Squeeze Third rail of politics, a political metaphor The Third Rail (magazine)...
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Wedge issue (redirect from Wedge politics)
(politics) Cross-cutting cleavage Divide and rule Dog-whistle politics Negative campaigning Propaganda Push poll Salami tactics Third rail (politics)...
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Argument Bipartisanship Dialectic Misinformation ProCon.org Scandal Third rail (politics) "EFF Quotes Collection 19.6". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 2001-04-09...
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Third party, or minor party, is a term used in the United States' two-party system for political parties other than the Republican and Democratic parties...
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is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present. The list does not include independents. The following third parties have members...
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Electric locomotive (redirect from Third rail electric locomotive)
locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives...
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Rail transport in Russia runs on one of the biggest railway networks in the world. Russian railways are the third longest by length and third by volume...
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California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) is a publicly funded high-speed rail system being developed in California by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Phase...
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Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...
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Light rail is a commonly used mode of public transit in North America. The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration...
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government's larger plan to build political and economic links with both Libya and Sudan, including to Wadi Halfa. Cairo Light Rail Transit Egyptian National...
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punctuality and increased rail subsidies. The privatisation of British Rail began in the 1990s. According to the National Rail Passenger survey, passenger...
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local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s. A patchwork of local rail links operated by small private railway companies developed in the late 18th...
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latter being the largest third party since the 1980s. A small number of members of the U.S. Congress, a larger number of political candidates, and a good...
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Urban rail transit is a wide term for various types of local rail systems providing passenger service within and around urban or suburban areas. The set...
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Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), sometimes referred to unofficially as High Speed 3, is a proposed major rail programme designed to substantially enhance...
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High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using...
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Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit...
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Answer". The Third Rail. July 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022. Elliott, Phillip (July 20, 2022). "Welcome to the new era of political memoir". Time...
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Rail Baltica is an under-construction rail infrastructure project that is intended to integrate the Baltic states in the European rail network. Its purpose...
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network encompasses newly built rail lines with a design speed of 200–380 km/h (120–240 mph). China's HSR accounts for two-thirds of the world's total high-speed...
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Skyline (Honolulu) (redirect from Honolulu Area Rail Rapid Transit)
2005. Debate over the development of a rail system in Honolulu has been a major point of contention in local politics, especially leading into the 2008, 2012...
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The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) is a group of new rapid transit lines planned or under construction in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The project is divided...
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Luas (redirect from Dublin Light Rail System)
Health, Charles J Haughey in the late 1960s and is considered a 'third rail' politically. Trams operate from 05:30 to 00:30 Monday to Friday. On Saturday...
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Rapid transit (redirect from Urban heavy rail)
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built...
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Amtrak (redirect from Rail Passenger Service Act)
passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and three Canadian provinces...
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Higher-speed rail (HrSR), also known as high-performance rail, higher-performance rail, semi-high-speed rail or almost-high-speed rail, is the jargon...
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master plan would expand the network to connect Africa's political and economic capitals by rail. Accelerated pilot projects: Kigali-Dar Es Salaam: 1,476 km...
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government. The French Third Republic was a parliamentary republic. The early days of the French Third Republic were dominated by political disruption caused...
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