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Will high-speed rail change Florida politics?

Global Politics

Among the projects picked for federal stimulus spending, Florida’s Orlando-Tampa high-speed rail route was a curious place to put $1.25 billion. Will voters in 2012 be swayed by a stop on the federally-funded transit future?

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