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...authentic American travel experiences...
...press conference hosted by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) on Nov. 9, 1989, was about to come to an end when Ehrmann, who worked for the Italian news agency ANSA, inquired about the new travel law for East German citizens. Gunter Schabowski, a ruling party official, replied by announcing the introduction of new regulations that would make it possible for the people of the GDR to travel abroad. When will this take effect?" a voice from the auditorium demanded. Schabowski, after taking a quick look onto his notes through his frameless glasses, haltingly replied: "That...
...Although the new regulations merely meant that citizens could apply for permission to travel abroad, a procedure that would take some time, and while the rule was not supposed to come into effect until the next day, the majority of the gathered press had no doubt that Schabowski's statement meant the end of the Berlin Wall. The news quickly spread and brought thousands of people to the border crossings where they demanded to pass. The border guards eventually gave in. (See TIME's cover story on the wall's fall...
...national program of high-speed rail construction will be a worthwhile investment in infrastructure and job creation in the midst of the worst recession in more than two decades. In addition to the immediate benefits of job creation in the construction industry, the expansion of passenger rail travel will also provide jobs far into the future across the country...
...plan that would connect Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and Madison, Wisconsin with a network of fast passenger trains. And, while, Amtrak’s trans-continental lines may be the object of ridicule, ridership on the Acela line has grown rapidly as fuel prices have made air and car travel less attractive to business commuters. We hope that new plans for high-speed rail expansion will build on this progress and make American rail travel a viable option once again...