| 单词 | third rail |
| 例句 | A third rail ran along the line, providing nine hundred volts of electricity to the trains. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know about the third rail? Fry you up.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Is faith, not violence, the third rail of cinema? Mel Gibson proves a tad touchy on his ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ comeback tour 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “Politics has traditionally been the third rail,” said Dan Nordstrom, the chief executive of Outdoor Research, a member of the department store family and a former chief executive of Nordstrom.com. A Call to Activism for Outdoor Apparel Makers 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z For many journalists, the notion of government funding has long been a kind of dangerous “third rail” — not worth the risks. Perspective | Congress may be about to help local news. It can’t happen soon enough. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The issue of the conditions under which iPads and other personal devices are made is a sort of third rail of the digital industry. The Bay Citizen: On Stage and Afterward, Spotlight on Apple in China 2011-02-27T06:48:20Z Fiction offers some relief from the drudgery of sitting on the third rail of race, where most of us sit or avoid. ‘Color of Water’ author, James McBride, reflects on race, politics and his new book 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Their bodies, as if they’ve touched the third rail, wiggle and throb in agitation, beginning at the hips and inching up to the shoulders and heads. ‘Quantum’ at BAM Fisher Mixes Movement and Light 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Gibson answers by repeating the question, and then promptly drops the subject: “Faith is a third rail?” Mel Gibson proves a tad touchy on his ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ comeback tour 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Obama entered the national discourse on blackness, the political third rail he’d avoided throughout much of his first term. Ta-Nehisi Coates blazes a singular intellectual path in 'We Were Eight Years in Power' 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The idea of such sacred items being sequestered behind glass in museums has been a third rail for tribes since the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 1990. Traditions Revived at a Tribal Culture Camp 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z He’s running awfully close here to the third rail of American history: If he makes Sally a willing participant in this relationship, he risks excusing the malignancy in our national mythology. ‘Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings’ reimagines his illicit affair 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “He’ll survive this. He didn’t touch the third rail—race or prejudice.” Man vs. Social Media: Travel Channel's Adam Richman in TV Personality Purgatory 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z I think ‘The Daily Show’ was the culmination of having that point of view — being able to look at this third rail in our society.” Larry Wilmore Is Ready for ‘The Minority Report’ 2014-05-11T21:55:43Z So David and Larry grab on to the third rail with both hands in the season premiere, launching a multi-episode arc that sticks a stubborn, boorish man in a highly delicate situation. Is Curb Your Enthusiasm the best-equipped sitcom to tackle #MeToo? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Marital distress, it seems, is the third rail, the untouchable topic of Facebook. Facebook’s Last Taboo: The Unhappy Marriage 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z This time when Nancy asked, all nine pickpockets sprung back as though they had just realized they were standing on the third rail. ‘Oliver!’ Returns, With Darker Twists Intact 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z It was remarkable that Inslee had voluntarily waded into the abortion issue, which is reliably a third rail. Perspective | Three women — three! — were on the debate stage, and it was game-changing 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z It’s a warning relevant to today’s Jews, as the conversational third rail of Israel and Palestine complicates the relationship between America’s Jewish population and its own government. 'It can't happen here': the horrifying power of The Plot Against America 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Halmar is also building a new third rail for the Long Island Railroad. Penn Station Is a Perpetual Mess. Change May Be at Hand. 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Gitai is both a living legend of Israeli cinema and a highly controversial cultural figure, and with “Rabin, the Last Day” he seizes the third rail of Israeli politics with both hands. Rabin’s death was Netanyahu’s victory: An explosive new film argues that Bibi is morally culpable for the 1995 assassination 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z One cheap bit, which involves Ansari repeating the word “niggardly,” feels like he is brushing up against the third rail to prove that he won’t be cowed by his public reckoning. The Productive Ambivalence of Aziz Ansari in His Comeback Netflix Special 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Talking to figures who believe all press is good press has been “the third rail of the project, and has been in the conversation among documentary film-makers who want to tackle this topic,” said Rossi. After Truth: how ordinary people are 'radicalized' by fake news 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The time has come to rethink this third rail of American childhood. This Life: Act II for the Tooth Fairy ? This Life 2011-12-09T18:52:47Z And most winners stayed away from third rail political fare. 2018 Emmys: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Win Top Awards 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z One reliable way to avoid a political third rail? Now That Trump Is President, How Will TV Respond? 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z “If you live on the third rail,” she said, “what else can you do but try to use that electricity to illuminate?” How Do You Tell the Story of Roe v. Wade? 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z She is the proof and yet the third rail. The Irrepressibly Political Survivorship of Chanel Miller 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z That is still the third rail in politics. The case against “saving” marriage 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z But if the third rail was at 100 volts then, then it’s at a million volts over the last nine months. With ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky ‘Achieved My Destiny’ 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z That’s not exactly our habit, and finance might be a particular theatrical third rail. Notes on political theater: The perils of spectacle 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z In many ways, Mr. van Gogh’s murder is still a third rail here. Provocateur’s Death Haunts the Dutch 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z In person, she’s like that, too: Charisma in the front, intellectual rigor in the back, and what Ms. Silverman calls “this kind of dark intense third rail of emotion” vibrating underneath. Thirty Years Later, Heidi Schreck Has Some Amendments 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Stoked by the dissemination powers of the internet, this year was a maelstrom of debate about who wields power, how gender is represented and how artists contend with that third rail of American society: race. The year the art came down 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The film seriously engages with the unsavory question of exploitation, a third rail in the non-fiction world. 'I want to break cinema': is Dick Johnson Is Dead the most radical film of 2020? 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z University of Maryland School of Law Professor Leigh Goodmark astutely refers to domestic violence as the "third rail of criminal justice reform." I'm a public defender. I don't want my elderly client to die in prison from coronavirus 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z “The subject was kind of like touching the third rail, but she wasn’t afraid,” Eklund added. She Put the Met on the Map for Contemporary Art. Now She’s Moving On. 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z In a similar spirit, following on the Bee controversy, a few famous women are defending the term’s honor, seeking to neutralize it as a linguistic third rail. Ivanka Trump, Samantha Bee, and the Strange Path of an Ancient Epithet 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The mistrial did little, experts said, to affect the status of “The Cosby Show,” which became something of a third rail for cable networks as Cosby accusers surfaced. In Cosby Case, First Trial Is a Guide for the 2nd 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z His words of warning: “Don’t hit the third rail, don’t get run over by trains, watch for motion detectors and don’t be seen.” New York’s forgotten tunnels 2012-08-04T14:00:00Z Why is Thomas Edison’s concept of direct current used for the subway’s third rail? Museum Review: New York Transit Museum 2011-12-15T23:03:45Z It was the third rail in American politics and even in the Democratic party. Sunrise Movement's Varshini Prakash on not losing hope on climate change: "I'm still here fighting" 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z The Clippers are now riding the third rail toward inevitable dysfunction. Letters to Sports: Clippers won't work on this Beard 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z In the best cases, Roth said, a “third rail” version rises between writer and director. Screenwriter Eric Roth on 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and a life of big scripts 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z “Proposition 13 is still the third rail of California politics and people don’t want to go against it,” says Scott Kaufman, lobbyist for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., named after Proposition 13’s principal advocate. Column: Raising Cain in Sacramento over ease of raising taxes 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z In Iowa, however, attacking the mandate has been a third rail of politics. Trump plays the ethanol card against DeSantis on Iowa campaign trail 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z As if all this were not dangerous enough, Mr. Dreyfuss went straight for the third rail, defending Hollywood’s use of blackface. Richard Dreyfuss goes after Hollywood for ‘vomit’-inducing Oscar rules 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Assistant conductor Marcus Higgins jumps down from the train, grabs the boy from a fence on top of the third rail and carries him to safety. Railroad workers rescue 3-year-old from tracks in New York 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, workers continued to paint freshly installed plates while others nailed together square frames made of 2-by-4s, marking where workers needed to install posts to hold the system’s electrified third rail. Yellow Line to return May 7 after eight-month bridge, tunnel project 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The system’s electrified third rail supplies power to Metro trains. Metro service restored on Red Line after man was killed on tracks 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Not exactly: Social Security is so popular that it is known as a third rail in American politics. Obamacare Keeps Winning 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Charging less for certain kinds of movies and more for others has long been a Hollywood third rail, with filmmakers panicking that it will send a message about quality. Heads Up: A Better Movie Seat May Cost You 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z These days, France is up in arms over government plans to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, part of a push to overhaul the pension system, the third rail of French politics. The French Like Protesting, but This Frenchman May Like It the Most 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Social Security continues to be considered the third rail of politics, but there is one aspect that seems to get virtually no discussion: the raising of the “age of full retirement.” Opinion | 2 ways to keep Social Security solvent 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z A man was killed Monday after Metro Transit Police said he touched the rail system’s electrified third rail and was struck by a train. Metro service restored on Red Line after man was killed on tracks 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z In a recent conversation, Cunningham’s co-workers discussed what they would do if someone accidentally fell onto the Metro system’s electrified third rail. Metro, friends mourn worker hailed as hero amid calls for more police 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z “I used to think talking about Israel was the third rail,” said Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard, the executive director of Jewish Initiative for Animals in Los Angeles. Is lab-grown steak kosher? Religious leaders weigh the sensitive question. 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z A low-voltage mechanic, he handled repairs and emergencies related to power at Metro stations and other buildings, but often worked in tunnels and near the electrified third rail. Metro employee killed while trying to stop man shooting at D.C. commuters 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Pension overhaul has long been a third rail of French politics, prompting large protests in 1995 and 2010, long before Mr. Macron took office. Why the French Are Protesting Macron’s Pension Overhaul, Again 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Preliminarily appears he made contact w/third rail. Metro service restored on Red Line after man was killed on tracks 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Yet the popularity of these benefits has long made proposals to revamp them a third rail. Opinion | Republicans pledge to balance the budget. But they have no idea how. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The looming deadlines have emboldened some Republicans in Washington to take a look at the two programs, which are considered to be the third rail of American politics. House GOP eyes Social Security, Medicare amid spending battle 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Christ said the controversial land has long been a “third rail” that campus leaders avoided addressing. Berkeley's People’s Park is again in a fight for the ages, now over UC student housing 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Once in office, she went straight for the third rail in American politics, showy antisemitism, downplaying the Holocaust and raving about how Jews were setting wildfires with space lasers. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to be a mainstream Republican now. Sadly, the media will let it happen 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z For decades, we've had transit lines that had overhead systems to power it, or a third rail system, where it's powered from underneath, like our subway systems. Still recovering from COVID-19, US public transit tries to get back on track 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Although the issue is not universally embraced — a majority of Republicans in the House and Senate voted against the legislation — it’s no longer considered a dangerous third rail. Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z That political metaphor comes from the high-voltage third rail in some electric railway systems where touching it could lead to electrocution. Mariners staying consistent with payroll approach while teams spend heavily around them 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The city is taking a “third rail” political issue and making it more mainstream, he said. Providence offers reparations to address racism. White people can apply. 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Fashion was no longer a third rail in a conversation about her qualifications and accomplishments because her stature could not be denied. Perspective | Speaker Pelosi’s style of power 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z While Democrats in Congress have long favored lifting the cap for certain high earners, Republicans have widely opposed the idea, a third rail for many in the party. New Hampshire’s Senate Debate Reveals a Surprising Point of Agreement 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “Agriculture politics are the third rail,” said the Environmental Integrity Project’s Schaeffer. Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z They purposefully stepped on the third rail of American politics by proposing to raise Medicare premiums. Newt throwback! GOP's death wish is back — they want another government shutdown 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z As they debated, Republicans saw a once-easy way to energize their supporters transformed into a new third rail. A Republican Burden 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “Medicare Advantage overpayments are a political third rail,” said Dr. Richard Gilfillan, a former hospital and insurance executive and a former top regulator at Medicare, in an email. ‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Given these political dynamics, Chapple calls land-use policy a “third rail” that Newsom “doesn’t seem to want to touch,” though he has taken some action on the urban logjam of affordable housing. Every burned town is tragic. But Newsom needs to lead with science, not sentiment 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The power to the third rail was turned off in less than two minutes, he said. Investigation: Boston train fire caused by loose metal panel 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z No one was injured in the episode, and power was shut off to the third rail in less than two minutes after the authorities received a call about it, he said. Train Fire Outside Boston Prompts Evacuation, and a Leap Into the Mystic River 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In her cross-posts on Instagram, she observes “a huge mass exodus … usually about 300 to 400 people who will automatically unfollow me,” whenever she broaches what remains a third rail of American conversation. The lucrative, complicated world of TikTok’s interracial couples Liam Gallagher fans have been urged to consider their travel options for Sunday's concert in Glasgow due to the fallout from the third rail strike. Liam Gallagher fans face rail strike disruption for Glasgow gig 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z That makes construction cheaper than a New York-style train powered by an electric third rail. Seattle’s most dangerous light-rail stretch — and how to make it safer 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z “You had all these centrists in the ’90s who thought guns are the third rail. Gun Control Advocates Have More Money Now, but Money Can’t Buy Zeal 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z It is the third rail of the energy debate: nuclear. Nuclear Is Back on the Table for a Green Future 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z And these were minor compared with touching Social Security, the “third rail of American politics.” Opinion | As our entitlements crisis gets closer, a solution moved farther away 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z On Monday, he got off at a stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line when he noticed a nearly unconscious man on the electrified third rail of the tracks. Chicago man who saved man on train tracks gets free car 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Violations to procedures occurred even after the agency created a “power desk” in its rail operations control center this year charged with safely handling power to the electrified third rail. Metro will reinstate some 7000-series trains during summer 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The gunfire sent bystanders scattering, including a female who was critically injured when she fell onto a third rail in a nearby subway station where many bystanders ran for safety. Two men charged in fatal Chicago shopping district shooting 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Even minor changes, such as a new shirt design or an alteration of a club crest, can be like grabbing soccer’s third rail. In Milan, an Iconic Stadium Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In his budget news conference, Newsom touched on two “third rail” issues — presumed to be politically untouchable — that he’d like to reform. I covered the first $3-billion budget in 1963. Now Newsom could crack $300 billion 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z But admitting that a plurality of Americans are straight up fascist is the third rail in mainstream political media. Sorry, New York Times: Republicans aren't "concerned" about democracy — they want to destroy it 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z “They call Disney the third rail of politics in Florida for a reason.” DeSantis takes on Disney in a culture war with national implications 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Widely seen as a third rail for politicians, the proposal has never gone far. Pump Your Own Gas? No Thanks, Say New Jerseyans 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z It didn’t take long for Los Angeles County’s controversial and frequently bombastic sheriff, Alex Villanueva, to lay his hands on a proverbial third rail. L.A. County's sheriff has a strange obsession with how much media coverage Black people get 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z You can also, appropriately, caution your mom about the economic third rail here that she seems oblivious to. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Parents keep pushing ‘better school district’ for grandkids 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Admitting that a plurality of Americans are straight up fascist is the third rail in mainstream political media. Sorry, New York Times: Republicans aren't "concerned" about democracy — they want to destroy it 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z That gives him the freedom to touch what has become a political third rail for most members of Congress, demanding lawmakers get more power and money. Analysis | Steny Hoyer, a member’s member, leads the effort to get more benefits to lawmakers 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z In the midst of a remarkably unified alliance, the back and forth was a reminder that the joint effort to punish and ultimately repel Russia has a third rail that no one wants to touch. Poland’s Fraught Offer: Fighter Jets for Ukraine, but Only Through U.S. Hands 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Tame stuff for most comics, but the third rail for a kid from an evangelical Christian home. Taylor Tomlinson left the church comedy circuit with a hell of a lot of jokes for Netflix 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z She told me she’s tired of involuntary commitments being a political “third rail” that prevents fixing the mental health system, and I think she’s right. Column: Some mentally ill people need involuntary care. Newsom’s plan could finally help 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z She fell on her second run, losing her balance as she spun 630 degrees and landed backward off the third rail. Us-born Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu wins Olympics silver with wafer-thin margin 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Gu landed a middling run the first time, then fell off the third rail on her second attempt. Eileen Gu Gets Silver in Freeski Slopestyle, Adding to Her Gold From Big Air 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Race is the third rail and the guard rails of our culture. Perspective | (Black) lady justice 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The absence of explicit reference to race and ethnicity in the state’s Healthy Places Index is no accident, Schmidt said: It has helped California steer clear of a third rail in American politics. As with vaccines, equity becomes an issue with COVID-19 medicines 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z “It tends toward an enforcement-based approach and an approach that sees immigration as a third rail of politics. Generally, the administration is scared of that issue.” Biden faces highly charged legal fight with migrants whose children were taken away under Trump 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Even mentioning welfare, for most of the past 25 years, has been a political third rail. The cruel failure of welfare reform in the Southwest 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “It’s the third rail,” she remembers them saying. Seattle City Council member says car-free Pike Place a ‘priority’ 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “You would want to keep people onboard, because we have an electrified third rail. It’s pretty dangerous,” said Pete Donohue, communications director for Transit Workers Union Local 100 in New York City. Apple Cup light-rail stall shows Sound Transit’s communication strategy needs to grow up 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z And the main sectors in play — aviation, shipping, steel, plastics, aluminum, cement, chemicals and trucking — represent massive swaths of the economy, making it a political third rail of climate change action. The Sustainable Industrial Revolution Is Just Getting Started 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “Thanks to this review process, whoever steps in for this next phase knows that. Not improving on those would be a third rail. Those are the pitfalls we need to avoid in the future.” Time’s Up group to ‘completely rebuild’ after criticism for its role in Andrew M. Cuomo sexual harassment accusations 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “They are trying to shoehorn in these trespassing charges because they don’t want to touch the third rail of politics that is a mask mandate.” California maskless woman in store convicted of trespassing 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “Everyone treats the voting stuff as if it’s a third rail,” Mr. Peterson said. Glenn Youngkin Talks About Virginia. His Base Talks About Donald Trump. 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z One that approached that third rail of alcohol regulation came from the National Association of Wine Retailers, which said retailers should be able to buy directly from producers and ship directly to customers. Smaller wine, beer and spirits operations hope Biden’s executive order will make it easier to reach consumers 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Let them know that this isn't a third rail, "women's" issue — it's a crisis that's already on our doorstep, and has been decades in the making. Inside Texas' devastating, near-total abortion ban & how to support Texans 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z When Tuesday began, the Mets were not only a mediocre team but one that had, as their owner put it in an interview with the New York Post, “touched the third rail.” Javy Báez, Francisco Lindor apologize, then a Mets rally lets fans put their thumbs up 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Some riders evacuated subway cars on their own, violating Metropolitan Transportation Authority rules by climbing onto the tracks — and forcing subway officials to cut power to the third rail to avoid the possibility of electrocution. Lights Flickered in New York City. Why Did the Subways Grind to a Halt? 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z "The architecture uplifts. This is another third rail of American politics, you're not allowed to note that our buildings are grotesque and dehumanizing. Why are they bad? Because they're ugly, and ugly dehumanizes us." In bizarre rant, Tucker Carlson claims we're “not allowed" to call American buildings "grotesque" 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Electricity was a no-brainer, he says, thanks to the association of trains with the electrified third rail. Designing 'Escape Room 2': How they made four key sets in 'Tournament of Champions' 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z In other words, the U.S. "national security" budget is still the third rail of politics in this country. Under Joe Biden, the national security budget remains the third rail of US politics 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Reforming the money-losing workers’ compensation system had been a third rail in West Virginia politics. What Drives Joe Manchin? Frustrated Democrats Can Look to West Virginia. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Judging by the reaction, it appeared Osaka landed on the third rail of sports. Osaka steps out of French Open and onto sport’s third rail 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “That’s the one where it’s a third rail in terms of politics, domestically,” Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said of removing the China tariffs. Widespread Commodity Shortages Raise Inflation Fears 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z “Compulsory powers is the third rail of politics in America. So the federal government wants to stay well clear” of anything that suggests it is mandating vaccination, he said. Q&A: What are vaccine passports, and why do some people hate them so much? 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z It was Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill who first declared that Social Security is "the third rail" of American politics. Under Joe Biden, the national security budget remains the third rail of US politics 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Two passengers evacuated the train, a dangerous move on busy tracks that include an electrified third rail that powers the system. Metro finds several safety missteps in disabled train investigation 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Metro was cited multiple times in 2019 and 2020 for restoring power too soon to its electrified third rail after emergencies. Metrorail control center continues to ignore safety guidelines, board says 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The United States doesn’t — the topic has been a third rail — but the Biden administration could change that. Drug Prices by Committee: One Way Biden Could Lower Costs 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Currently, the bridge is envisioned to carry bus transit rather than Portland’s MAX trains — a political third rail that sank a previous I-5 planning effort. Gas taxes and fees could reach $1 per gallon under new Washington state transportation proposal 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Reagan did indeed get his way with unemployment insurance, but when he turned his sights on Social Security, he touched Tip O'Neill's third rail. Under Joe Biden, the national security budget remains the third rail of US politics 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z “By doing that, we got way more participation,” said Ricardo Allen, a Falcons safety who added that many players were uncomfortable talking about politics, long a third rail subject in professional football. In Georgia, Pro Teams Dive Into Senate Races With Different Playbooks 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z In Colorado, which is both an agricultural state and an outdoor recreation magnet, water is not just critical to the economy but an emotional part of the state’s identity and a political third rail. Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Gun control is often called the third rail of American politics, eliciting strong reactions on both sides of the debate. Kamala Harris calls to 'honor' Sandy Hook victims with gun reforms 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z While some Obama-era Democrats favored charter schools, the DeVos administration lumped charters under the school choice banner with school vouchers, a third rail in Democratic politics. After four years of Betsy DeVos, what a Biden presidency will mean for education in Washington 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z As a starting point, Mr. Biden is proposing a $4 billion aid package for Central America to address the causes of unauthorized migration and help defuse a third rail in American politics. Biden’s Plans for Latin America: End ‘Bully Dictating Policy’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Because the provision in question touched a third rail in Washington politics: the danger posed by firearms. Focusing on Firearms Proves Contentious in Struggle to Reduce Veterans’ Suicides 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z “Whenever you talk to the president, no matter what your facts are, if you mention Russia, that’s it — you’ve hit the third rail,” one of the former officials said. White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z It was the electrified third rail of state politics, untouchable even during California’s worst fiscal crises. Which businesses would pay more property tax under Proposition 15? It's complicated 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Upon being informed of the incident, a rail operations controller shut off power to the third rail around the 7000-series train, as required by protocol. Metro has made some progress in correcting safety lapses identified in audit, commission says 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z “It has been almost considered like politically touching the third rail to reduce the police budget by one dollar in the past,” Fletcher says. How the police’s grasp on bureaucracy makes their budget so hard to cut 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Democrats believe the President then touched another perceived third rail: the U.S. mail. Beware the Ides of August: This year it’s the postal service 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z "It's fascinating to me that in the usual vernacular of politics and mass media, the word redistribution has been trashed and it's seen as like a third rail," Solomon explained. A cap on income might seem radical — but it was once a mainstream idea in American politics 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Like tampering with Social Security or suggesting locations for storing nuclear waste, closing Guantánamo became a third rail of political discourse. Biden Still Wants to Close Guantánamo Prison 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Once the situation was under control, power to Metro’s dangerous third rail was restored while firefighters were still on the track. Problems cited after Metro’s L’Enfant Plaza disaster continue in rail operations center, safety commission finds 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “When I started in 2013 in the Senate, this is not an issue that was even discussed much. It was kind of a third rail of public policy.” Senate passes bill to give judges flexibility in drug cases 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z For decades, political observers considered Social Security to be the “third rail.” Beware the Ides of August: This year it’s the postal service 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z School closures are the third rail of local education policy because of the disruption to families and neighborhoods. Opinion | The decision to close Washington Metropolitan High School was needed — but almost got overruled 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “It didn’t strike me as third rail,” Mr. Lindelof said of the film. ‘The Hunt,’ a Satire With Elites Killing ‘Deplorables,’ Is Revived 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z On Dec. 10, damaged or worn insulators that protect and separate the electrified third rail allowed electricity to escape, sparking a fire. Problems cited after Metro’s L’Enfant Plaza disaster continue in rail operations center, safety commission finds 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z For half of the electorate, decency is now a third rail. America's fatal flaw: The founders assumed our leaders would have some basic decency 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z In other words, the “third rail” is electrified on a subway line. Beware the Ides of August: This year it’s the postal service 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z It used to be said that cutting Social Security was politics' third rail, a fatal taking of positions. Trump now says he’ll save Social Security from his own plans to gut it 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z “It’s the third rail of public discussions about the royal family: royal finances,” said Patrick Jephson, a former private secretary to Harry’s mother, Diana. Harry and Meghan’s Big Funding Source Is Private. Sort of. 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Cutting entitlement programs, which are funded by workers through payroll taxes, has long been considered the “third rail” of American politics. Trump Tries to Walk Back Entitlement Comments as Democrats Pounce 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z He was just as unremorseful when running for president in 2007, telling Tim Russert on Meet the Press he wasn’t afraid of the “third rail” of American politics – entitlement reform, even cuts to popular programs. Joe Biden used to be a progressive Democrat. What happened? | Bhaskar Sunkara 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z “The President, in desperation, has actually touched the third rail of politics. Not once but twice,” said Connolly. Beware the Ides of August: This year it’s the postal service 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Signal equipment, a power substation and third rail cables were being inspected. Water Break on Upper West Side Disrupts Subway Service 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z It exposed a generational and ideological third rail within the Democratic coalition that also touched race and gender and class and which, by its very nature, is not likely to heal anytime soon. A New Year's resolution for Democrats: To win in 2020, get the f**k over 2016 already 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Damaged or worn insulators that protect and separate Metrorail’s electrified third rail from the track allowed electricity to escape and ignite flammable substances around the track. Metro cited for multiple safety violations after Red Line fires 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Race is still a “third rail” — an unwelcome and dangerous subject — in many corporate settings, the study says. Study Examines Why Black Americans Remain Scarce in Executive Suites 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z “Parking is the third rail of Santa Barbara politics,” said Michael Chiacos, a native of the city who works with the nonprofit Community Environmental Council. California climate change: Fires, floods and a fight over free parking 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Vaping isn’t the political third rail that guns are, and it’s not as complicated, controversial or fraught as, say, immigration or Middle East policy. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “Senior discounts are the third rail of camping in national parks — don’t touch them!” Trump team has a plan for national parks: Amazon, food trucks and no senior discounts 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z After the fire crews responded — but before they left the track — Metro workers re-energized the third rail, endangering them. Metro cited for multiple safety violations after Red Line fires 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The line is powered by a 750-volt current from a raised third rail. Man flees Paris ticket inspectors on metro track 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Ethanol is the third rail of Iowa politics, and Trump already stepped on it. Trump mounting troubles in Iowa could spell doom for Republicans | Art Cullen 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z So our Springfield friends avoid that third rail like the political death trap it likely is. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z I think it is high time to bust that stigma, to touch that third rail, to move the right to recreation within the confines of the Overton Window. You have a right to play 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Ethanol is the third rail of Tall Corn State politics. Trump may have already lost Iowa to the 2020 Democratic candidates – over corn | Art Cullen 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z “The days when this was the third rail of American politics are over.” Democrats diverge over pursuing assault weapons ban 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z “It’s like Platinum touched the third rail and they’ve been taking electric currents for doing so ever since.” Troubled companies made him billions. But this one made him enemies 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But many of his fellow Democrats still fear Proposition 13 as a political third rail and couldn’t be persuaded. Proposition 13 is a political third rail in California. Changing it will be a hard sell 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s fair to observe that China, as a political “third rail,” was never as high-voltage as Social Security or Medicare. Opinion | America needs a Democratic Richard Nixon 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z “I think it’s fair to say that the myth that this is the third rail is buried once and for all.” No more tiptoeing: 2020 Democrats put gun control at center of debate 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z “Racism was like the third rail of politics. It was something Democrats did not touch,” said Cornell Belcher, a Democratic strategist and former Obama pollster. Feuding among Biden, Booker and Harris is unpredictable force in diversifying Democratic Party 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z “Health care is kind of the third rail of bargaining,” said Kristin Dziczek, vice president of industry and labor at the Center for Automotive Research. Auto workers union, Detroit 3 at odds as contract talks open 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Those two words are what Jason Evans, an assistant professor of environmental science at central Florida’s Stetson University*, calls “the third rail of Republicanism”. How Florida’s summer of slime turned Republicans into eco-warriors 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Projects that try to show teens’ lives honestly have often become Hollywood’s third rail. Creator of HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ says it tries to be ‘empathic’ 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Off-shore drilling is the equivalent of a political “third rail” here. Florida editorial roundup 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Foundations are keen to address the third rail of Lyme disease: how Borrelia bacteria persist—if they do—in treated patients who don't get better. Long-underfunded lyme disease research gets an injection of money—and ideas 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Gun control is considered the third rail of American politics, intractable and heavily influenced by the gun lobby amid deeply entrenched cultural views about the right to bear arms. Facing little movement in Congress, gun-control groups turn focus toward preventing suicide, handgun violence 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z It was close to the electrified third rail. Bald eagle rescued from railroad tracks, trains delayed 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z On its website, Boring Co. compares its system to subway rail tunnels, saying that like subways, it will have regular emergency exits — but unlike subways, will not have a high-voltage third rail. Elon Musk’s Boring Co. talked with New York about building transit tunnels 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z “I think members of Congress know that this could become the third rail,” Becerra said in reaction to the lobbying blitz. ‘There’s going to be a fight here to weaken it’: Inside the lobbying war over California’s landmark privacy law 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Still, much like the Brexit vote, Prop 13 was deemed untouchable, a “third rail” of California politics that elected representatives approached at their peril. California schools were once the nation's envy. What went wrong? 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z But despite widespread agreement from education experts that the law harms low-income schools, it is widely seen as a third rail of state politics and changing it would require statewide voter approval. At Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike, a Rallying Cry: More Funding, Fewer Charters 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Gun law reform is no longer the third rail of politics but an issue that helped Democrats win control of the House. Opinion | Democrats are making universal background checks a priority. They’re right to do so. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z It also says that fire risk is low not just because of the lack of a third rail, but also because of the tunnel’s non-flammable concrete lining. Elon Musk’s Boring Co. talked with New York about building transit tunnels 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Early in the Obama administration, national Democratic leaders avoided getting involved in the gun control debate, following the Bill Clinton-approved strategy that saw gun control as the toxic “third rail” of American politics. Gun control: Democrats to unveil landmark background check bill 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z “After that board meeting and after the attorney general’s letter, the third rail of politics would be to mess with SQ 788.” Oklahoma quickly becoming medical marijuana hotbed 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z That widely shared sentiment largely explains the political fear that any substantial reduction in those benefits is a “third rail.” How social insurance became “welfare” and “entitlements” — and what we lost in that pro... 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z That suggests a major shift in the politics of this issue: Supporting gun control may not be a third rail for red state Democrats anymore. Another madman with a gun: But in a new Congress, there’s room for hope 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “At that stage, leaders in both the Democratic and Republican parties had essentially identified guns and gun safety as a third rail,” Mr. Ambler said. Bearing F’s From the N.R.A., Some Democrats Are Campaigning Openly on Guns 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z It’s all because immigration has become the third rail of politics, he muses. 'Vaya con Dios:' the impossible life of an immigration judge at the US border 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z For decades, France’s conduct in the Algerian War remained a third rail of French politics. France Acknowledges Torture During Algerian War 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Undermining that “is a huge third rail which will cause a lot of western states to rise up,” Poole said. Trump administration talks of boosting Central Valley water deliveries. But is it just talk? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Yang had clearly touched a third rail by raising even the slightest bit of doubt about whether the party was worth the expense. Opinion | A professor dared tell the truth in China — and was fired 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z They did, however, graze close to an electrified third rail. Not Your Average Subway Delay: Hungry Goats on the Tracks 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z “As soon as you touch that third rail, you’re setting yourself up for a very, very serious political fallout.” As Canada faces rising gun violence, tighter laws are a tough sell 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Her abortion discussion with Goldberg stepped on the third rail of American politics. Meghan McCain a feisty new presence on ‘The View.’ 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z That Russia would become the third rail for the party of Ronald Reagan is a sign of just how far politics have shifted under Mr. Trump. For Republicans, ‘The Dam Has Broken.’ But for How Long? 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z “But the content itself will include an acknowledgment of the spread, where in the past that was kind of the third rail.” A safe bet: Legal gambling could change the way we watch, talk and experience sports 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Barely a month into his presidential bid, Trump touched what many in politics thought was a third rail when he described McCain as “not a war hero.” Analysis | Trump can’t stop dissing John McCain 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z "There's the transport police, CCTV, the danger of the third rail. It is very dangerous, and it's the danger that earns props and respect." Railway graffiti: Props, respect and death 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z “I maybe touched a third rail of politics, but what I said is accurate,” Mr. Stringer told the Capital Times. David Stringer, Arizona Republican, laments ‘there aren’t enough white kids to go around’ in schools 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Canada’s dairy lobby spends an estimated $80 million to $120 million to keep the relationship just so, making it a “political third rail,” according to the CanadaWest Foundation, a policy think tank. Behind Trump's dairy rant, a cheesed-off Wisconsin and Canada's sacred cows 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z If he talked too much about how Washington has failed, he might leave the impression he was criticizing Mr. Trump — a third rail with Republican voters in deeply red states. Trump Ran as a Renegade. Now He’s Trying to Keep Them at Bay. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “The park was like the third rail,” she said. On the grounds of People's Park, UC Berkeley proposes housing for students and the homeless 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Going there: More cities are touching the third rail: rent control. Essential California: How the state could remake L.A.'s neighborhoods 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z But rollbacks are the third rail of equipment rules, so we'll see. The most important questions—and answers—on distance - Golf Digest 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z “Trump was the third rail in that no one went there. They all went after the things that bring us together. They took advantage of the moment.” Super Bowl airs T-Mobile ‘equal pay’ ad, rejects #PleaseStand ad as too political 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z After all, even filthy, rabid subway rats can sometimes touch the third rail. Is it time for the Maxim Super Bowl Party to grow the hell up? - Golf Digest 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Just days later, the league was trying to dance around the political third rail of the anthem protests and the president. In a Busy Year, Malcolm Jenkins Raised a Fist and Checked All the Boxes 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z A few years ago, the show hit a third rail. Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV? 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z “If you bridge the third rail, which has 600 volts of electricity, to the signal rail, which has 12 volts of electricity,” Greenblatt said, “it’s going to blow things.” The Case for the Subway 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z At one time social security was considered the third rail of American politics. Opinion | Higher Ed’s Low Moment 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z But questioning government policies in Xinjiang has become an untouchable third rail in today’s China. As China smothers Xinjiang, even mild critics are silenced 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z “But we really don’t do that, because guns are just a third rail issue.” Senior counterterrorism official expresses concern about access in U.S. to lethal weaponry 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z “For the most part, it’s kind of a third rail to talk about school security,” Cornell said. America's response to school massacres? A booming classroom security industry 2017-11-18T05:00:00Z Among conservation biologists and advocacy groups, trophy hunting is the third rail: Their supporters largely are repulsed by the sanctioned shooting and butchering of elephants, lions and other big game. Hunt Elephants to Save Them? Some Countries See No Other Choice 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Then it was thought Medicare was the third rail of same. Opinion | Higher Ed’s Low Moment 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Workers also will install new steel rails and wooden rail ties, pour new concrete that helps stabilize the tracks, and replace the power cables that help run electricity to and from the third rail. Partial shutdown coming to Metro’s Red Line this weekend 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The resultant burgeoning debt will be used to “safely” leap on the third rail, Medicare. Will Cutting the Health Mandate Pay for Tax Cuts? Not Necessarily 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z Sane gun policies are no longer a political third rail. Opinion | Democrats, Republicans, take note: A new era has begun 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Alabama legislators won’t touch the third rail of state politics - property taxes - to properly fund anything. Alabama editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Remember when the home mortgage deduction was considered that third rail? Opinion | Higher Ed’s Low Moment 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z This is the third rail of Seattle politics, though. Seattle’s crazy housing market: Answers to your questions on record-high rent, zooming home prices and more 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Just as the president lays his hand on the third rail of race, the athletes are responding. As Trump Takes On Athletes, Watch Them Rise 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Woods' Twitter comment was blunt, touching the third rail that is the North American Man/Boy Love Assn.: James Woods, Armie Hammer, Amber Tamblyn spar over how young is too young 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Trump touched a third rail in American politics with his defense of Nazis and got zapped. Trump in Arizona: Threats, paranoia and a dark lesson in white history 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z With a sweeping overhaul of the tax code on the horizon, two Senate Democrats believe this is the moment to broach the third rail of climate change policy: a carbon tax. Some Democrats See Tax Reform as a Path to Taxing Carbon 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Why did the electrified third rail peel up during the crash and pierce the front train cab? Editorials from around New York 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Ultimately, investigators zeroed in on the third rail as an exacerbating issue. Woman Who Drove on Tracks at Fault in Fatal Metro-North Crash, Investigators Find 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Investigators say the design of the third rail also played a role. The Latest: NTSB details findings in probe of NY train wreck 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Social Security, which went through a similar evolution from conservative scourge to political third rail, is instructive. Perspective | What the voters were telling the GOP on health care 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Carreen Winters, chief strategy officer of the public relations firm MWW, agreed more are testing the waters. "In the past, politics was a third rail. You didn’t touch it," she said. Reebok’s trolling tweet is the most prominent example of a Trump ‘news-jacking’ yet 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The agency recommended that Metro-North conduct “risk assessments” at grade crossings with third rail systems and implement correctives to reduce the risk of future accidents. Editorials from around New York 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The electrified third rail was constructed in such a way that the crash caused it to rip away and tear through train. Woman Who Drove on Tracks at Fault in Fatal Metro-North Crash, Investigators Find 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z I spun away from Mike and jumped high into the air, looking like a cat that had just stepped on to the third rail. From the Vault: Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield in both ears 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Social Security may be the “third rail” of U.S. politics, but congressional Democrats are suddenly eager to risk touching it. The Democrats’ Social Security Plan Means Much Higher Taxes 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z I distinctly remember a man yelling, “For God’s sake, stay away from that third rail!” ‘Help Him Up!’: A Witness’s Account of Panic on a Subway Platform 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The first is cable insulation: The copper cables that run electricity from power substations to the third rail are supposed to be covered in a thick layer of insulation. When will things stop catching on fire on Metro? 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z “Metro north’s current third rail system may increase the severity of damages and injuries when accidents occur at or near grade crossing.” Woman Who Drove on Tracks at Fault in Fatal Metro-North Crash, Investigators Find 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z They say Jackson jumped onto the tracks in an attempt to escape the officers and struck the third rail and was electrocuted. Police: Fleeing robber dies after jumping onto subway tracks 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Indeed, the topic truly is the third rail of Americans politics. Social Security and Medicare will fail without reform 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Which one is the electrified — and fatal — third rail? ‘Help Him Up!’: A Witness’s Account of Panic on a Subway Platform 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z I’m physically on my knees … looking under the third rail to see if there’s anything there, just to get a sense of it. The untold story of Metro’s 29-hour emergency shutdown 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z They also will be realigning the third rail, and fixing leaks and dim lighting inside the tunnels. For SafeTrack Surge No. 12, the Blue Line takes a hiatus through the end of February 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z "What he's shown the Chinese is he's willing to touch the 'third rail' of U.S.-China relations," said Dean Cheng, China expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington. China gets an early win off Trump, but many battles remain 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly said the Red Line power shutdown occurred after the breakers at a third rail power substation detected an overload condition and automatically turned off the power. Power issues and brake problems spark another Monday morning meltdown 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z “The knee-jerk is don’t touch. It’s just a third rail. That option is fast disappearing.” Budweiser may have put itself in the crosshairs of the next Trump tweet 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The third rail was still electrified, and came into contact with the rod. One-third of Metro’s track inspection department has been fired for falsifying records, Wiedefeld confirms 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The issue “is the third rail” for the Republicans, said Michael Turpin, a longtime health industry executive. Trump’s Vow to Repeal Health Law Revives Talk of High-Risk Pools 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z As they work on a property tax overhaul in the coming legislative session, a regressive levy that disproportionately hits seniors, lawmakers may want to begin tugging on this third rail. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z In one, two track workers were hospitalized after coming into contact with an electrified third rail. Is it Metro’s responsibility to save passengers from a smoke-filled train? Leaders send mixed signals 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Metro said a worker suffered an electrical shock when a metal rod he was carrying touched the electrified third rail. Husband of former U.S. Embassy official in Morocco sentenced in sex-abuse case 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Lavin said the supervisor and worker failed to follow official protocol, because they began to work on the tracks without checking to ensure that the third rail power had been shut off. One-third of Metro’s track inspection department has been fired for falsifying records, Wiedefeld confirms 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The Boston Globe called “Beginners” “the passive work of a man nervous to touch the third rail of his parents’ discontent.” Mike Mills’s Anti-Hollywood Family Films 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Israel had been a third rail of U.S. political debate for decades, but Obama, aides noted, never had to run for office again. How the U.S. came to abstain on a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The D, E and F lines are the most affected, with several stations in Manhattan closed, including the one at Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street, which lost power to the third rail around 10 p.m. Subways Hobbled by Power Problem in Midtown 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Politically safe districts allow representatives to grab the third rail because if they don’t, their opponent in a primary will promise to do just that. Editorials from around New England 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Scott Kennedy, director of the Project on Chinese Business & Political Economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington called Taiwan “the third rail of U.S.-China relations.” U.S. says 'one China' policy should not be used as bargaining chip 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The problem with the new cars became apparent after it was found that too many of the “collector shoes,” the metal paddles that draw power, were losing contact with the electrified third rail. With ‘Get Well’ program, Metro tweaks older rail cars — and makes fixes on new ones, too 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z While there is widespread agreement that changes are needed to shore up the program, Medicare has an outsized reputation as a “third rail” political issue - touch it and you die. Senate GOP shies from fight over Medicare 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z While there is widespread agreement that changes are needed to shore up the program, Medicare has an outsized reputation as a “third rail” political issue — touch it and you die. Senate GOP shies from fight over Medicare 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z What, aside from their antipathy to federally subsidized programs, makes these three men feel safe attacking social programs that, in the case of Social Security and now Medicare, are considered the “third rail” of politics? Editorials from around New England 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z “Doing business with bad actors is like touching the third rail,” said Christopher Swift, a lawyer who helped enforce sanctions against blacklisted terrorists at the Treasury Department before entering private practice. Terror Finance Abroad Touches Thanksgiving at Home 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Metro adjusted the height of the third rail on the segments of track where the shoes lost contact, but engineers decided further steps were need to prevent the problem from continuing. With ‘Get Well’ program, Metro tweaks older rail cars — and makes fixes on new ones, too 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z So how does a politician survive the third rail of Social Security? Frank Luntz: Voters Know the Answer to Social Security Reform 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The panel of experts was tasked with offering recommendations on how to improve the state of the system’s third rail power system and prevent track fires. SafeTrack Surge #9 is ahead of schedule — but is that a good thing? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Cuba policy has long been something of a political third rail, thanks to the presence in Florida, a key swing state, of a strong Cuban-American émigré community. Trump violated Cuba embargo in 1998 business ventures, Clinton camp claims 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Back at Tiny Tim’s Toys and Trains in Ashland, the manager is wistful as she views the double tracks just outside her shop’s front door and ponders a third rail. A railroad town that doesn’t want another train 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z “Addressing the locations where the third rail was too low was the primary fix, but the slight adjustment on the rail cars themselves is an added measure to ensure continuous contact.” With ‘Get Well’ program, Metro tweaks older rail cars — and makes fixes on new ones, too 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z According to rules, staff members are supposed to cut power to the electrified third rail. Metro trying a low-tech fix to its ongoing communication problem: bullhorns in train cabs 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Let’s hope this sad exchange doesn’t represent a new, true “third rail” in American politics. Why Gold Star Parents Are The New Third Rail in Politics 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The FTA’s criticisms included inconsistencies in following track maintenance standards and a lack of procedures to keep metal debris away from the third rail. Behind the scenes of SafeTrack: Long shifts, scorching heat, unexpected kinks 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z People used to call Social Security the “third rail” of politics — mess with it, you’ll get seriously shocked. Why I can’t (and won’t) stop writing about Social Security 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Authorities said the man ran at the officer on an elevated 21-inch-wide catwalk alongside the electrified third rail. Transit police fatally shoot man near Deanwood Metro station in NE 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z She said she wants Metro to better communicate the risks of walking on live tracks, where passengers run the risk of contact with the 750-volt third rail. Metro trying a low-tech fix to its ongoing communication problem: bullhorns in train cabs 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Neal calls veterans preference a “third rail of civil service reform.” Veteran preference in federal hiring: The ‘third rail of civil service reform,’ expert says 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Politicians even are talking about making changes to Social Security, long known as the third rail of politics because touching it was thought to be a career-killer. Saving America from its meager retirement savings 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Politicians are even talking about making changes to Social Security, long known as the third rail of politics because touching it was thought to be a career-killer. California Inc.: Looking beyond the Brexit vote 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said the officer retreated and fired after she was trapped between a tunnel wall and the third rail. Transit police fatally shoot man near Deanwood Metro station in NE 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z But Mexico’s teachers unions acquired extravagant privileges in the 20th century when they were the third rail of politics. What Fueled a Deadly Clash in Mexico? 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z “For a generation, the gun lobby built up a myth of its own power and turned guns into the third rail of politics,” Milikowsky said. Why Democrats are convinced they can run and win on gun control this year 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Fight for your rights: Is California going to finally touch the third rail in drought policy, water rights? Essential California: The dark side of trendy food trucks: A poor health safety record 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The latest legislation touches what many French people consider the third rail of French politics: the country’s coveted labor code. Hollande Invokes Special Powers to Bypass National Assembly on Labor Bill 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The second incident was caused by debris cluttered around the electrified third rail. Federal agency orders new safety steps after Metro’s handling of Thursday fire 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Invoking such a report about a political rival would have been seen as touching the equivalent of a third rail of a subway in any other election cycle. Donald Trump Accuses Ted Cruz's Father of Associating With Kennedy Assassin 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The investigation into the incident continues, but Metro officials said it appeared that a metal part of a rail car dislodged and made contact with the third rail. At the end of the tunnel, riders see only smoke 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Metro said, “a metal part of a rail car” became dislodged from a train and made contact with the third rail near the Friendship Heights station. Electrical problems cause another horrible commute for Metro Red Line riders 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Insulators prevent current from leaking from the third rail, which carries the electricity that powers the trains. Federal officials investigating Saturday’s Metro track fire 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z His propensity for living on the third rail of social media was at odds with ESPN’s internal policy that cautions its workers to be prudent. ESPN Finally Grows Tired of Curt Schilling’s Barbed Language 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z "It sends an important message that legislatures don't have to be afraid of this, it's not a third rail anymore," said Jeff Laughlin, a 37-year-old software programmer from Barre, who supports the measure. Vermont legislature on track to be first in U.S. to legalize marijuana 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The officer was unable to retreat and was stuck between the tunnel wall and the third rail. No charges will be filed against Metro Transit officer in fatal March shooting 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps his supporters cared more about other issues, but in any case their votes showed that opposing ethanol subsidies is no longer the third rail of the Iowa caucuses. Happy Iowa Aftershocks 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The snow banks are higher than the third rail, and the snow continues to get onto the third rail,” causing them to “ice over.” As commuters struggle back to work, storm’s aftermath still chokes rail lines, streets 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z It may well be the third rail of Iowa presidential politics. I just watched Donald Trump win the Iowa caucus: Inside the one rally that sealed the deal 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z “It’s an inconvenience for some, no doubt about it, but the big issue is getting the third rail de-iced,” Evans said. Metro to reopen with very limited service on 3 lines Monday 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said an investigation found that the face-to-face encounter occurred on an elevated 21-inch-wide catwalk adjacent to the 750-volt third rail. No charges will be filed against Metro Transit officer in fatal March shooting 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z When he, Starikov and a group of Russian friends hang around, they joke and discuss nearly everything — life, coaching and old training tales — but they do not touch this third rail. Soviet Star Defenseman’s Latest Turn 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z The issue was considered a third rail in state politics for years, but Haley earned widespread praise for her work to reach a consensus on its removal rather than seek confrontation. How Nikki Haley evolved into her new role as GOP stateswoman 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The train carrying about 50 passengers left the Braintree station Dec. 10 shortly after 6 a.m. and passed through several stops before the power was gradually cut to the electrified third rail. Boston transit agency fires operator of driverless train 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z It was brought to a halt when power was gradually cut to the electrified third rail. Transit workers honored for halting driverless runaway train 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Authorities eventually shut off the train by cutting off power from an electrified third rail. Boston runaway train 'tampered with' - BBC News 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Thursday and traveled through four other stations without stopping before it was brought to a halt by cutting off power to the electrified third rail. Governor: Driverless train carrying 50 was tampered with 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Thursday and was eventually stopped just past North Quincy Station when T personnel shut off power to the third rail. Train without an operator travels through several Boston area stations before it is stopped 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z "It's been the third rail, politically. The public is somewhat baffled." 2 Countries Reveal How Divided the World Is on Climate Change 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z It became, Pierson says, “the third rail of biotech to discuss xenotransplantation as a business plan”. New life for pig-to-human transplants 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z And it wasn’t that the so-called third rail of politics, Social Security, was included; the “rail” has been touched before, like in the 1980s. The grim lesson of Boehner’s budget deal: American democracy is broken 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The video shows him slowly getting to his feet, then tripping and landing on the electrified third rail. Rider robbed, zapped with stun gun, thrown onto train tracks 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The lesson to many in the party was that entitlements were a third rail that zapped anyone who got too close. A brief guide to Paul Ryan’s love/hate relationship with the right 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z These flocked upon the tracks, seeking points of vantage, even daring the third rail. It’s Chicago vs. New York, With a Nod to Fred Merkle 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z At the center of this landmark gathering will be the forbidden third rail of religion: the dignity and equal rights of women. How Religious Women Can Fix Sexual Politics 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Instead of waiting to turn into a vampire, the dreaded outcome of the infectious lashing, Nora electrocutes herself on the third rail before the undead-roaming-the-earth chapter can begin. 'The Strain' recap: Hello, Lumen; goodbye, Nora in 'Night Train' 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Criticism of Islam, unlike contempt for the doctrines of the Christian faith, is the new third rail of American politics. WESLEY PRUDEN: Attacks on Ben Carson 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The third rail, which powers the trains, lost electricity shortly before 6 p.m., but hours later it was still unclear why it happened, said Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye. Green Line train stalls in D.C. tunnel 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Some delays were still possible through the day as crews work to repair a damaged third rail. LIRR train hits vehicle; no injuries reported 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z It was as much the third rail in American politics as was social security, as GOP presidential campaign adviser Paul Erickson first observed after Mr. Trump’s triumphant July 11 FreedomFest appearance in Las Vegas. Donald Trump trumpets own competence, changes terms of 2016 Republican debate 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z But this idea is a political third rail, and no leading politician has been willing to risk touching it. For true penal reform, focus on the violent offenders 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z There was a visceral “third rail” widespread public anger over the thought that the games might not be played on an even playing field. Destructive Delay in Tom Brady Decision 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z “They call it the third rail of American politics,” he said recently in New Hampshire. Chris Christie Seeks to Recapture Glory Days 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The control room apparently was enveloped in its own haze about what was happening with the platform, the tunnel and the third rail. Testimony shows many at Metro were in a haze while train was stranded 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “They call it the third rail of American politics. They say, ‘don’t touch it.’ The Straight Talk Express Gets A Few More Passengers 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z They are the brown shadow dragging a pizza crust by the third rail. New York politicians arm city with $2.9m and 'finest expert' to evict rats 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, volume standards remain the third rail of the health care safety movement. Why We Need Minimum Volume Standards 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The supply cable then connects to another insulated cable, which delivers the power to the third rail. NTSB report gives indication of possible cause of Metro calamity 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Their monitors still showed power to the third rail. Testimony shows many at Metro were in a haze while train was stranded 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The Obama administration urged the Supreme Court to rule that conducting foreign policy is the province of the executive, not Congress, and to leave this third rail of Middle East politics alone. SCOTUS strikes down Jerusalem passport law 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z With Obamacare a third rail for many conservatives, Republicans are struggling to find a response. For Republicans, 2 Crucial Court Cases 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z The third rail of American health policy is women’s health care. Paying For Mammograms: We're Thinking About It All Wrong 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The electrified third rail is what propels the trains. NTSB report gives indication of possible cause of Metro calamity 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Metro Deputy General Manager Rob Troup said this week that the cable fire in the tunnel left the third rail with insufficient power to move the train, something that wasn’t detected at the time. Testimony shows many at Metro were in a haze while train was stranded 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “Proposition 13 is obviously viewed as the third rail, but I’m not sure the third rail is quite what it used to be,” Mr. Whalen said. Jerry Brown in cross-hairs as Prop 13 foes push ‘split roll’ in California 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Having touched the third rail of county politics by raising property taxes — already among the highest in the region — council members guaranteed that they will be targets of anti-tax activists in the next elections. A stutter step toward better schools 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z A lot of entertainers think of religion as the third rail — something you stay away from. What’s so funny about Jim Gaffigan’s Christianity 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Troup said that Monday’s incident involved eight insulators, which are designed to contain electricity that powers the third rail. Metro resumes old strategy to prevent more smoke incidents in tunnels 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Last month, also in New Hampshire, Christie delivered remarks in which he touched the third rail of American politics: entitlement reform. Christie slams Obama, lays out economic vision in NH 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z And as for the third rail issue—the abortion debate? Viable at 22 Weeks: How Low Can Preemies Go? 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z “Deflate Gate” hit the third rail of public reaction. Why "Deflate-Gate" Matters 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Nebraska’s debate shows the topic no longer is a “third rail” issue among conservatives, Zimring said. Conservative Nebraska looks at abolishing death penalty 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z As Democrats find more support in highly educated and racially diverse populations, trade deals may no longer be the third rail they once were. Obama’s fight for trade powers faces altered political landscape 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Metro spokesman Dan Stessel says the man who fell was not in imminent danger of being struck by a train, but the greater danger was from the electrified third rail. Bystanders save man after wheelchair goes off Metro platform 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z While I’ve questioned Christie’s bona fides as a fiscal conservative, he deserves some kudos for being one of the few politicians on the national stage to venture near this third rail of American politics. Passing the buck and hurting the poor 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z He added that some advisors tried to convince him not to give speech about entitlements yesterday, owing to Social Security’s mythical status as a ‘third rail’ of American politics. Christie Pins Hopes for Revival on Straight Talk 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Jenny Sedlis, the executive director of StudentsFirstNY, an education advocacy group that supports stricter teacher evaluations, celebrated the changes to the tenure process, which she said was “long considered the third rail in Albany.” Cuomo Gets Deals on Tenure and Evaluations of Teachers 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Leslie L. topped that, with the tale of standing on a 7 train for three hours over the winter, when the third rail lost power. New York Today: Top Subway Complaints 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Does Bush’s refusal signal that the antitax pledge, which as recently as 2010 seemed enshrined as a third rail of Republican politics, is losing relevance? Jeb Bush, Grover Norquist, And The Decline Of The Pledge 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Investigators will also conduct metallurgical testing of the third rail, which provided power to the train. Metro-North Engineer Tried to Slow Train Before Crash With S.U.V., Report Says 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z The fire was caused by problems with system's electrified third rail, Stessel said. Smoke appears in Washington subway system three times in two days 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Bush also encouraged Republicans to pass comprehensive immigration legislation, another third rail for conservative activists. Governors’ records present chances and challenges on path to White House 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Investigators are examining why pieces of the third rail pierced the train car, among other issues. Senators Seek More Funding to Reduce Rail Crossing Crashes 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z A fire erupted and pieces of the railroad’s electrified third rail pierced the SUV and the train. All 6 killed in NY train-car collision had injuries, burns 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z A dozen pieces of the third rail, each 39 feet long, ended up inside the train. Metro-North Engineer Tried to Slow Train Before Crash With S.U.V., Report Says 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z But preliminary reports from the District also described issues with rescuers determining the status of the electrified third rail and opening doors of the rail cars. D.C. fire department didn’t track Metro rescue training, chief says 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z It also reduces the possibility of inadvertent, and possibly fatal, contact with the third rail. Did the electrified third rail make train wreck deadlier? 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z ‘Like daggers’: Did the electrified third rail’s design make New York train wreck deadlier? AP News in Brief at 9:58 p.m. EST 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z As the train ground to a halt, the electrified third rail snapped apart and twelve of the 39-foot sections skewered the first carriage, reaching the ceiling. Heroics of engineer recounted after deadly New York train crash 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Metro-North is believed to be the only U.S. commuter railroad that uses the "under-running" or "under-riding" configuration: A metal "shoe" slips underneath the third rail rather than skimming along the top. Did the electrified third rail make train wreck deadlier? 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Twelve sections of the third rail, each measuring 39 feet, lay in the passenger aisle of the front car, some jutting through the floor and others poking through the ceiling. Senators Are Shaken by Charred Train Wreckage and Call for Safety Improvements 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z He said the agency also is exploring when power was cut to the third rail, which is designed to be de-energized if it breaks. Did the electrified third rail make train wreck deadlier? 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z After the impact, flames enveloped the SUV and part of the train, and the electrified third rail pierced them. Funeral for driver of SUV in commuter train collision 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z As the train barreled forward with the SUV wrapped around its front, the track’s electrified third rail became dislodged and penetrated the SUV’s chassis and fuel tank. 'Key day' for New York train crash investigators; rail service resumes 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z He said the agency is also exploring when power was cut to the third rail, which is designed to be de-energized if it breaks. Did the electrified third rail make train wreck deadlier? 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z While many rail agencies draw electricity using a metal piece — called the shoe — that runs along the top of the third rail, Metro-North uses a shoe that runs underneath the third rail. Senators Are Shaken by Charred Train Wreckage and Call for Safety Improvements 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z He says Smalls was concerned about the voltage from the third rail that pierced the train. Metro-North engineer released from hospital 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Fire consumed the front car of the train as the electrified third rail on the track was dislodged and sliced through the passenger compartment. Death toll in N.Y. train crash lowered to 6 as investigators begin work 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The explosion then caused the track's 750-volt third rail to tear through the SUV and into the train's first car, Cuomo said. Metro-North Crash: Six Dead, Officials Say The Jeep was pushed 400 feet down the track, and the third rail was torn up and sent through the vehicle and into the first car. Metro-North commuter train hits SUV in NYC suburb of Valhalla 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z It also means that the third rail is slightly higher off the ground in some places than it is on other tracks. Senators Are Shaken by Charred Train Wreckage and Call for Safety Improvements 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Detroit would either raise taxes voluntarily or be compelled to do so before even considering touching the third rail of bankruptcy and violating the sacrosanct General Obligation Unlimited Tax security pledge. What Investors Can Learn From Detroit's Bankruptcy 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z But I keep seeing photos showing extensive damage to cables and the third rail at the site of the incident. Metro begins to address riders’ safety concerns after Yellow Line incident 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The report also for the first time referred to the electrical arcing involving the electrified third rail as a “fire.” Another day, another round of finger-pointing in Metro calamity. D.C. disputes Metro account. 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z It was a moment that stunned many in Washington, where defying Israel and its powerful lobby has been considered a third rail in American politics. Why Netanyahu and Boehner are Tag Teaming Obama He said it was not clear for how long after they were torn off the tracks the pieces of third rail remained electrified. Senators Are Shaken by Charred Train Wreckage and Call for Safety Improvements 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The gaps, commonly about six feet wide, are bridged by jumper cables, which are insulated power lines the keep electrical current flowing along the third rail. Metro officials clarify communication breakdown during L’Enfant; officials say D.C. altered radio signal 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z And Bowser declined to comment when the National Transportation Safety Board said it took 35 minutes for Metro to cut power to the tunnel’s dangerous third rail, perhaps delaying firefighters’ rescue of passengers. In Metro crisis, Mayor Bowser shows cautious, go-slow approach 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Investigators have said the smoke was generated by an electrical malfunction 1,100 feet in front of the train involving cables that carried high-voltage power to the third rail. Metro ventilation systems scrutinized as Congress members are briefed on incident 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The woman who boarded at the Archives station said she opted against fleeing through the dark, smoke-filled tunnel with an electrified third rail that powers the trains. Metro riders faced a decision: Stay or flee the train?Trapped in a smoke-filled Metro train, what would you do? 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The collision peeled the third rail off the tracks, and the front end of the train was consumed by flames. Senators Are Shaken by Charred Train Wreckage and Call for Safety Improvements 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The electrical malfunction, known as “arcing,” occurred in a subway power line called a “jumper cable” and involved the electrified third rail, from which trains draw propulsion power. Metro officials clarify communication breakdown during L’Enfant; officials say D.C. altered radio signal 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z He said he triggered switches along the tunnel wall that are designed to cut power to the third rail for about 800 feet in either direction. Report: Metro took 7 minutes to call 911 after smoke-filled train was stopped 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z A deadly electrical malfunction that filled a Washington subway with smoke earlier this week went on for 44 minutes before the transit system shut down the charged third rail, federal investigators said on Friday. Power trouble in Washington subway incident lasted 44 minutes 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “I thought it was more prudent to stay inside the train, especially given the uncertainty of the third rail,” she said. Metro riders faced a decision: Stay or flee the train?Trapped in a smoke-filled Metro train, what would you do? 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z “No politician wants to touch Social Security. Social Security is the third rail of politics, because old people vote,” said Mehaffy, who oversees AASCU’s American Democracy Project, which pushes voter education and registration on campus. Seeking Political Support, Colleges Prod Students to Vote 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Eugene A. Jones, the District’s interim fire chief, said there was an initial question over whether power to the third rail had been cut before firefighters went into the tunnel. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Photos released as part of the federal report show what was happening below: A meltdown that left huge gaps along the third rail. Report: Metro took 7 minutes to call 911 after smoke-filled train was stopped 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z District of Columbia officials have said Metro did not say whether the third rail had been shut down, delaying the emergency response. Power trouble in Washington subway incident lasted 44 minutes 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The smoke that filled the car was probably abetted by an electrical phenomenon known as arcing, caused when the insulators on the third rail are somehow compromised through deterioration or debris, investigators said. On Washington Metro, a Death Is Rare but Problems Are Almost Daily 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z A few hundred feet beyond where it halted, “there was an electrical arcing event” involving the electric third rail that powers the train and supply cables leading to that rail, he said. Electricity problem blamed for deadly D.C. Metro smoke incident 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He said some firefighters heard trains, apparently coming from a track on a lower level, and waited to confirm with Metro that no current was running through the third rail. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The report also says that a portion of the third rail remained live with power until 3:50 p.m. before Metro shut it down. Report: Metro took 7 minutes to call 911 after smoke-filled train was stopped 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The agency said the arcing involved cables that power the third rail. 1 dead, dozens hurt after Metro car fills with smoke 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z “The delay in terminating the third rail caused what appears to be an unnecessary delay in rescuing riders trapped underground and without any information,” Ms. Norton said in an email. On Washington Metro, a Death Is Rare but Problems Are Almost Daily 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z “The third rail is high-voltage direct current, and if that current starts arcing to another conductor that it is not designed to connect with, you get a flash,” Flanigon said. DC subway system remains hobbled after fatal incident 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The electricity flows into the third rail through power cables connected to the rail at various intervals. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Much like debate over Social Security, discussion of disability compensation is the third rail of veterans politics. Iraq Veteran, Now a West Point Professor, Seeks to Rein In Disability Pay 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z But while viewers and critics were accustomed to the show’s sharply political tone and its acidity, the pregnancy plot touched upon a third rail of sorts. Like Your TV With Strong Female Characters? Thank Murphy Brown 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The word delight is the third rail of customer experience. Does Your Customer Service Bring People to Tears Like the Boston Red Sox 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z But if Mr. Duke became a third rail for Louisiana Republicans, some Republicans have seen value in courting Mr. Duke’s voters. Much of David Duke’s ’91 Campaign Is Now in Louisiana Mainstream 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z He said it is important to keep the electrical current, usually about 750 volts, contained within the power cables and the third rail. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z One of those is Butler, who is back from basketball’s third rail. Washington Wizards, John Wall keep rolling 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Interestingly, the privacy issue is the one point in the Time article at which a publicist is noted for cutting the conversation short, as if it’s some dangerous third rail that needs to be avoided. Facebook Swipe At Apple On Privacy Is The Real News 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z "If Social Security is the third rail of American politics, then the VA disability system is the fourth, nuclear rail," said Michael McLendon, a top VA policy official until 2006. Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Also scheduled are a new electrical control system, new wiring and new power-supply equipment for the third rail on the tracks. Major Repairs for a Metro-North Bridge That’s 60 Years Old 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Electricity could escape from deteriorated cables or from the third rail if the insulators keeping the rail off the ground are faulty. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z But, the programs were so popular with the voters they became the “third rail” of American politics: Touch it and you’re dead politically. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Wade is usually pretty easy for GOP candidates, but support for “personhood” has become something of a third rail. Rand Paul vs. Rand Paul on personhood 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Unlike other third rail issues it only took two words– death panels– to put a screetching halt to the much needed public conversation about end-of-life care. How to Die in America: Welcome to La Crosse 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The agency said the third rail that propels the trains carries enough electricity to kill a person who touches it. CTA: Fewer people trespassing on train tracks 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Sanders, who is not involved in the investigation, said the third rail, which carries the electricity that powers trains, is mounted on “insulators” that keep the rail from making contact with the ground. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Obama’s first chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, had referred to immigration as the “third rail of American politics” while serving as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. White House immigration adviser Cecilia Muñoz is taking the heat for Obama This owes largely to the fact that Gates, through his foundation, has spent more than $200 million to advocate for the Common Core, something of a third rail in education circles. So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class . . . 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z First, it’s a tax, and as such it’s a third rail for many elected officials. A Carbon Tax Can Be Good for Capital, Business, Workers and the Environment 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z But the court remains a third rail for both Israel and Washington. Abbas Seen as Ready to Seek Mideast Pact on His Own 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Such an electrical malfunction could be related to how well the cables, insulators and third rail have been maintained, Sanders said. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z These are metal paddles that glide along the third rail, collecting electricity. Metro riders face long delays after cracked third rail disables five Blue Line trains The absence of one — the lack of leadership, of red lines that hum menacingly like a third rail — helped produce a world where the playground monitors disappeared and the kids took over. The left’s slippery slope The third rail did claim lives though, and still does. When New York was graffiti central 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Corcoran Chairman Harry Hopper called that “the third rail of American art” because it would endanger the museum’s accreditation. Philanthropist calls for saving Corcoran in court 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Bowser said it is unclear whether firefighters thought they could safely enter the tunnel, where trains are electrified by a high-voltage third rail. Investigation begins into deadly Metro incident that killed 1, injured dozens 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z A major defect in the third rail might cause all the paddles to snap off, immediately disabling a train. Metro riders face long delays after cracked third rail disables five Blue Line trains But it’s not necessary to hit that third rail, because even the most capable women shy away from engineering and computer science. An 'Ether Of Sexism' Doesn't Explain Gender Disparities In Science And Tech 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The mantra was "stay away from the third rail" says Cornell Perry, a graffiti writer better known as Jester1. When New York was graffiti central 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z They gathered in Queens on Monday to honor Jason Wulf, a titan of New York’s graffiti movement who was found dead last week next to the third rail in a subway station. A Graffiti Titan With New York City Cred Is Remembered 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z History is the third rail of northeast Asian politics, and from a South Korean perspective the problem is only getting worse with time. Q. and A.: John Delury on Chinese-South Korean Ties 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But repairing the cracked third rail meant more single-tracking, this time between the Arlington Cemetery and Foggy Bottom stations. Metro riders face long delays after cracked third rail disables five Blue Line trains He was reelected on a platform to reform Social Security — the first national candidate to touch the third rail of politics and survive. Leadership: If You're Not First, You're Last 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z There is no question that many Republicans will view immigration reform as the third rail – touch it and you die – and that his loss makes the likelihood of comprehensive reform much more difficult. Cantor's Defeat Shows GOP's Ugly Underside 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z He says the car caught on fire, and there was some damage to the electrified third rail. Car onto tracks causes Metro-North delays 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The origin of the description of Social Security as the third rail of American politics resides in the statistical fact that sixty-five and older voters have the highest participation rate in elections. 401(k)s are retirement robbery: How the Koch brothers, Wall Street and politicians conspire to drain Social Security 2014-05-10T18:00:00Z “Amazon is the third rail of investing,” he told me this week. Common Sense: Amazon’s Shrinking Profit Sets Off a Seismic Shock to Its Shares 2014-04-25T17:27:12Z This was the third rail of Ukrainian politics, and very few were willing to touch it. Op-Ed Contributor: Putin’s Reckless Gamble 2014-03-29T16:56:37Z On Wednesday, Mr Kopf an update to his blog, admitting that he "touched a third rail" by writing about "women, apparel and courtroom attire". Judge: Don't be too sexy for this court 2014-03-27T22:00:10Z Some consider it the third rail of golf. An Inconvenient Truth 2014-03-05T05:00:00Z In particular, Morgan's strong stance in support of gun control following the shootings at an Aurora, Colorado, theatre and in at a school in Newtown touched a third rail in American politics. Piers Morgan axing prompts schadenfreude 2014-02-24T17:29:58Z For Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, it’s the third rail, not to be touched. Tribune Silver Football finalists announced 2013-12-06T15:46:00Z And there are potentially fatal mistakes, like the business that put a QR code on a subway billboard across the track from the third rail. 5 Mobile Marketing Fails To Avoid 2013-10-29T17:41:00Z That would have been touching the third rail. : Pope Francis and the church’s new attitude 2013-09-27T04:34:55Z First, the Pentagon did not just touch the third rail of budget politics — compensation for military personnel and retirees — it leapt onto the tracks. Washington Memo: Pentagon’s Questions Now Need Answers 2013-08-02T01:01:18Z She said the track at the location has been ruined and the third rail knocked down. City Room: New York Today: Derailed 2013-07-19T10:11:35Z For one of the league’s top attractions to touch this third rail, even if it was a heat-of-the-moment reaction, certainly sent shudders through the NHL offices. The Possible Conspiracy in NHL 2013-05-15T04:25:00Z It's almost certainly from the wheels on the tracks, from the braking system of the train, and when the train draws power from overhead cables or from a third rail. Underground air quality health risk 2013-05-03T17:15:20Z It’s a form of gambling that’s still considered the third rail by the people in charge of the leagues. ESPN The Magazine Editor Chad Millman On Why Gambling In Sports Should Be Legal, The Fate Of Magazine Industry And What RGIII Will Be Doing In 15 Years 2013-05-01T13:47:36Z Before Collins, out-ness was the third rail for male pro athletes. Jason Collins proves that bravery takes many forms 2013-04-29T21:52:00Z As for entitlements, they are the third rail. Sequester Q&A with Heidi Moore and Todd Zwillich: the highlights 2013-02-28T22:27:07Z The constraints imposed by Congress are forcing officials into contorted positions which are particularly uncomfortable for military lawyers, who don’t want to get near the ‘third rail’ of destroying reciprocity.” News Analysis: Military Tribunals and International War Crimes 2013-01-26T19:31:37Z For more than a decade the ruling bodies and the major professional tours have considered this risk to be the game's third rail. USGA Trail Blazers: Glen Nager And Mike Davis 2013-01-22T05:00:00Z The commuter trains in southern England still rely on the "third rail" system. How did the big freeze of 1962 compare with today? 2012-12-20T13:02:55Z It was like stepping on the third rail of sports and almost a guarantee that endorsements would dwindle or disappear altogether. Column: 'This microphone is powerful right now.' 2012-12-20T01:13:07Z Medicare, a $590 billion-a-year program long seen as an untouchable third rail in U.S. politics, has been augmented but rarely trimmed. Medicare emerging as prime target in U.S. "fiscal cliff" talks 2012-12-05T22:52:00Z There are also obstructions like tracks, as well an electrified third rail, pipes and safety walkways, all of which could cause gaps between the plug and the tunnel walls. Creating a Balloonlike Plug to Hold Back Floodwaters 2012-11-19T21:27:02Z The election hinted that the third rail of American politics — the certain death that comes to those who question entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare — is beginning to lose its juice. Obama's Re-election: A Mandate for Moderation 2012-11-07T21:50:20Z There are two reasons this is no longer the third rail for Republicans. Letter From Washington: What Is Romney's Tax Plan? 2012-09-16T16:00:26Z Even as a lawmaker in his mid-30s, Ryan found ways to exert influence, urging President George W. Bush to advocate for privatizing Social Security, long seen as the “third rail” of American politics. The kind of leader Paul Ryan would be 2012-08-13T14:34:00Z What I’m trying to do is change the nature of the third rail from, ‘Touch this program and you die,’ to, ‘Fail to fix the problem and you die politically.’ Understanding Ryan: How I Came to Know the Congressman I Now Call Paul 2012-08-13T11:05:17Z The Marlins have stumbled to a 7-8 start while their manager flirted with the third rail. The Phillies are struggling in the National League East 2012-04-24T12:00:00Z Everyone, of course, except the White House, where legalizing drugs is a political third rail, especially during an election season. Biden to Latin America: Don't Legalize It 2012-03-06T16:05:21Z The stadium itself, which towers over the Little Havana neighborhood, remains something of a political third rail. With New Stadium and Look, Marlins Bid for Attention 2011-12-03T02:02:10Z Grazing could be called the third rail of western land-use politics. Green Blog: The Impact of Grazing? Don't Ask. 2011-12-01T19:05:58Z “You don’t want to slip because the third rail is right there.” Homeless Youth Prepares for College - The Neediest Cases 2011-11-21T03:20:05Z “It was the third rail,” said Dr. H. Gilbert Welch of Dartmouth Medical School. News Analysis: Cancer Screening May Be More Popular Than Useful 2011-10-29T20:27:19Z Why isn’t it instead that failure to address entitlement and Social Security reform is the “third rail?” Chris Christie's "Intellectually Dishonest" Attack on Romneycare's Critics 2011-10-11T21:06:54Z “Right there,” she said, noting several plastic water bottles strewn by the third rail. M.T.A. Tries to Reduce Total Trash Hauled Away by Train 2011-10-25T01:29:06Z There’s been much hand-wringing — but perhaps not enough soul-searching — among environmentalists about how climate change got to be the political third rail. How Global Warming Fell Off the National Agenda 2011-10-20T10:00:48Z The controversial bill before Parliament includes cuts in wages and pensions as well as thousands of layoffs in the public sector — once a political third rail in Greece’s welfare state. Protesters Gather in Athens on Second Day of Strike 2011-10-20T09:51:12Z The current system is unsustainable, but the alternative is the third rail of health care policy. Opinion: How Medicare Fails the Elderly 2011-10-15T21:00:49Z A small trolley wheel made contact with the third rail. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z In the spring, public school students in Midland will touch what until recently was the political third rail of sex education. The Texas Tribune: In Texas, More Schools Teach Abstinence-Plus 2011-09-16T03:14:52Z I might be struck by a comet or tumble on the third rail, with more probability. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Now they have a potential presidential standard-bearer who is taking on Social Security — the so-called third rail of American politics — with both hands. Benefits Programs Face Bipartisan Effort to Cut Them 2011-09-09T02:15:29Z Others thought it left him unelectable, singed by the so-called third rail of politics. Rick Perry and the science of leading America 2011-09-08T16:47:00Z Edison employed no trolley line or third rail, but only the two rails of the track as conductors, sending the current out through one rail and back through the other. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Water covered the rails and was touching the electrified third rail at the Valhalla, Cortland and Ossining stations, she said. New York Morning Commute Outlook Is ‘Tough,’ Bloomberg Says 2011-08-29T00:49:01Z It’s become a third rail of tax policy and electoral politics. Common Sense: Questioning the Dogma of Lower Taxes on Capital Gains 2011-08-19T18:18:48Z “We need to have the courage to test the voltage in some of these so-called ‘third rail’ issues, beginning with Proposition 13,” said Villaraigosa, referring to notions deemed so politically sensitive as to be untouchable. L.A. Mayor Tests ‘Third Rail’ in Proposition 13 Tax Attack 2011-08-16T22:38:01Z It takes a lot of guts to grip the third rail, but for EU politicians, that's where all the power is. European debt crisis: What the analysts say 2011-07-20T14:22:41Z A third rail in the middle of the track was connected to one pole of the dynamo and the two outer rails to the other pole. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z It was two thousand seven hundred feet long and built on the third rail system. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Unzapped Rodents I have seen rats in the subways run over, under and next to the third rail, but I have never seen or heard of a rat’s electrocution. F.Y.I.: Why Subway Rats Aren?t Electrocuted by the Third Rail 2011-07-16T02:14:58Z "We are putting the people first and daring to touch the third rail of politics in order to bring reform to an unsustainable system," Christie said in a statement. New Jersey assembly passes worker benefits reform 2011-06-24T02:40:47Z But there's a curious third rail that is seldom publicly discussed: the risks of suicide by firearm. A Disturbing Link Between Guns and Military Suicides 2011-06-15T23:01:24Z But the bipartisan embrace of Netanyahu on Capitol Hill recently is a reminder that pressing Israel to do anything it's reluctant to do is one of those proverbial "third rail" issues in American politics. Talk vs. Action: Europeans Hold Obama to His Words on Mideast Peace 2011-06-15T00:32:51Z She suffered burns after touching the live third rail and was taken to hospital. Woman hurt as races train stopped 2011-06-06T10:11:54Z They don’t form a grounding connection between the third rail and the track bed, transit officials said. F.Y.I.: Why Subway Rats Aren?t Electrocuted by the Third Rail 2011-07-16T02:14:58Z With compassionate conservatism, Bush would win those voters back by assuring them that he wouldn't touch the Medicare third rail and wasn't much interested in dismantling the government. The painful price of "compassionate conservatism" 2011-06-03T12:01:00Z Now, once again, observers are trying to comprehend the Bloomberg administration’s recalcitrance regarding the teacher layoffs, which are typically seen as a political third rail. News Analysis: As Mayor Holds Firm on Teacher Layoffs, Some See Reasons Beyond Money 2011-06-03T03:05:40Z Medicare is the third rail in American politics. Obama's Medicare sucker punch 2011-05-23T20:40:00Z Medicare seems to be turning into the new third rail of politics. Americans don't believe Medicare has to be cut 2011-05-23T11:20:00Z If a rat, bored with jumping, were unwise enough to reach up and touch the live part of the 600-volt third rail while keeping its other paws on the ground, it would be toast. F.Y.I.: Why Subway Rats Aren?t Electrocuted by the Third Rail 2011-07-16T02:14:58Z We're defying all political convention by touching every third rail in politics. Republicans won't budge on spending cuts: Eric Cantor 2011-05-17T18:11:42Z It also said the resilience of the third rail network south of the Thames should be improved, and the long-term aim should be to replace the existing network with a more resilient form of electrification. MPs say UK needs 'snow supremo' 2011-05-11T23:03:53Z In their budget, Republicans shied away from tackling Social Security shortfalls, steering clear of what pundits sometimes call the "third rail of American politics." Opposing Obama, House Passes GOP Budget 2011-05-05T14:05:00Z In proposing to lay off 4,100 teachers, Mr. Bloomberg turned a political third rail into fair game. News Analysis: Looming Layoffs at Schools Imperil Bloomberg?s Legacy 2011-05-07T03:01:45Z My guess is that rats seldom need to hop up onto the third rail, which is supported above the ground. F.Y.I.: Why Subway Rats Aren?t Electrocuted by the Third Rail 2011-07-16T02:14:58Z But there's a reason Social Security is known as the third rail of politics, and this time around, Ryan didn't touch it. Profiles in Cowardice: How the Beltway Punditocracy Gets Paul Ryan's Plan Totally Wrong 2011-04-07T22:10:00Z “Ryan isn’t touching the third rail,” Mr. Cole said, employing the expression used to suggest that messing with Social Security and Medicare can be politically fatal. Budget Battle to Be Followed By a Bigger One 2011-04-03T02:12:22Z In other words, this is one third rail Democrats don't feel they can afford to touch, even if Republicans are offering to grasp it with them. The Third Rail Dems Won't Touch in Budget Fight 2011-02-16T16:40:00Z Time was when the power was conveyed by means of the "third rail," so common in the United States. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z They can just scoot under the third rail.” F.Y.I.: Why Subway Rats Aren?t Electrocuted by the Third Rail 2011-07-16T02:14:58Z I ventured as carefully as if I was walking on the subway tracks, and didn't know which was the third rail. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Katherine Sierra, former vice president for sustainable development at the World Bank and now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, described the debate over vulnerability as "like a third rail" among developing nations. Which Nations Are Most at Risk from Climate Change? 2011-02-24T17:45:00.310Z Long considered a "third rail" of education policy tenure is now under attack in a number of states where various rules are found as part of both state law and in collective bargaining agreements. Beyond Unions: 5 New Rules for All Teachers 2011-02-24T09:30:00Z The NRA's ability to scrub this caveat, Helmke says, feeds a second myth, the one nagging at leery Democrats, "that this is a political third rail they need to stay away from." Why Obama's Silence on Gun-Control Laws Pleases Nobody 2011-02-07T05:30:00Z But rats have been observed running on the third rail and jumping off without being electrocuted.” F.Y.I.: Why Subway Rats Aren?t Electrocuted by the Third Rail 2011-07-16T02:14:58Z He knows as well as everyone else knows that it’s the third rail of California politics.” Tax Cuts From ?70s Confront Brown Again in California 2011-01-09T03:30:51Z It has been called both the "sacred cow" and "third rail" of California politics, and many said any move to overhaul the tax base would be political World War III. Special Report: California or bust 2011-01-03T18:15:28Z |
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