Word: rails
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...Clinton and warned her that labor's support for health reform -- deemed essential by the Democrats -- was at risk. The First Lady then sent word to her erstwhile reformers: There's no sense even talking about the tax subsidy. The issue has thus become known as the "third rail" of health-care politics -- as deadly as a high-voltage train track...
...first nationwide walkout by truckers since 1979, as many as 75,000 Teamsters struck to protest plans by shipping companies to hire part-timers and to send more goods by rail. Many of the 22 companies transport raw materials and parts, so even though there were some delays, there was no immediate impact on consumers...
Time: the early 21st century. Scene: the First Church of Christ, Smoker, the only place where nicotine addicts can find sanctuary in a society that has declared their pastime illegal. Communicants file up to the altar rail for a long drag on a cigarette -- a precious, stale relic from the last carton of Marlboros sold before the U.S. government banned smoking in 1997. The priest blesses the faithful, they cough in response, and all exeunt to today's hymn, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes...
...massacre obviously affords these leaders an opportunity to rail against Israel, and it will take a large measure of restraint to pass up the chance. Palestinian leaders must not try to use the massacre as an excuse or breaking the agreements that have been worked out with Israel...
MBTA's claim states that the $306,000 check Cohen wrote to pay for the December passes bounced, and that Cohen also owes them $293,000 for January passes and $12,000 for commuter rail passes...