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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Well, how in the world did that occur? It was a train station first and foremost.”

On the recordJuly 21, 2009
Well, how in the world did that occur? It was a train station first and foremost.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the lack of Amtrak's involvement in station redevelopment.

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