{"id":1192,"date":"2011-04-25T18:21:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T22:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2011-04-25T18:21:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T22:21:20","slug":"profiles-from-the-recession-video-ed-rendell-on-building-the-next-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/video\/profiles-from-the-recession-video-ed-rendell-on-building-the-next-america\/1192\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] Ed Rendell on building the next America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Tom McNamara, Blueprint America<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/tag\/transportation-desk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4060 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/files\/2010\/10\/Transportation-Desk-Badge.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>Is Obamarail the new Obamacare?<\/p>\n<p>Much like last year\u2019s debate over health care reform, Republicans and President Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/economy\/obama-and-republicans-stand-on-opposite-sides-of-the-high-speed-tracks\/7527\/\">once again find themselves at odds<\/a>, this time over whether or not to build a nationwide high-speed rail system. 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