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Can America's Infrastructure Get Back on Track?
America's highways and railroads were once the envy of the rest of the world, but they've become decidedly second rate. Meantime, Congress is deadlocked — not just over funding the transportation system but what its goals should be.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAmerica's highways and railroads were once the envy of the rest of the world, but they've become decidedly second rate. Meantime, Congress is deadlocked — not just over funding the transportation system but what its goals should be.
Also, President Obama and his Tunisian counterpart, Beji Caid Essebsi, meet in Washington. On today's Talking Point, this week's oil spill off Santa Barbara, California is evoking memories of the disaster that started America’s environmental movement back in 1969.
Photo: Emergency workers and Amtrak personnel inspect a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 13, 2015. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
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3 storiesObama and Tunisia's Essebsi Meet in Washington
The so-called "Arab Spring" began in Tunisia, where "democracy and pluralism are taking root." That's according to President Obama and his newly elected counterpart, Beji Caid Essebsi, writing in today's Washington Post . The US has now designated Tunisia as a "major non-NATO ally."
Read the story6 minHighways and Railroads: Detours and Delays
As Memorial Day kicks off another travel season, millions of Americans will find that transportation infrastructure is on the decline.
Read the story32 minSanta Barbara Oil Spill
Tuesday's oil spill is being called "a worst nightmare scenario" by officials in Santa Barbara, California. It's giving us images of dead birds, clean-up crews and over nine miles of California Coast covered in 105,000 gallons of thick black oil.
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