The third rail of American politics is acknowledging we may not be the greatest country in the world.
Republicans reached out to touch the third rail of Medicare and got zapped.
But the stock- futures division is the third rail of the exchange world.
Trains between London and the South East of England were particularly affected with the third rail system being iced over.
Trade policy is the Third Rail of Economics, because economists tell ourselves that free trade is the one thing all reasonable economists can agree on.
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It's made an appearance on this blog before - the sole issue, probably, that suggests there is such a thing as the third rail of Welsh politics.
The third rail, of course, is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it is untouchable, like the electric rail often found in the center of a railroad track.
They say it's the third rail of politics.
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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.
Any way one cuts it, the only solution to this fiscal mess is some kind of substantial restructuring of these three entitlement programs, collectively referred to as the third rail of American politics because any politician who touches them dies.
Biden acknowledged gun control has traditionally been viewed as the third rail of American politics, recalling that when President Barack Obama asked him to take the lead, the president told him he didn't have to do it if he didn't want to.
Mercedes-Benz accidentally touched the third rail of South Florida politics when the company used an image of Che Guevara, a leader of the Castro revolution in Cuba, in a tongue-in-cheek reference in a presentation at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show this week.
The President had been turned away from the positive, personal empowerment approach of the 2000 campaign, which had proven so successful in transforming Social Security from the third rail of American politics to a populist issue on which Republican after Republican was winning elections.
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By the 1980s, Social Security would be considered to be the "third rail" in American politics -- touch the benefits and you die.
Early reports from the deficit commission are touching the third-rail of politics (Social Security) and that may heighten the tax, spending and deficit cutting debate, leading to further gridlock in the upcoming lame-duck session.
Tuesday's disaster at Hatfield, in which four people died and 35 were hurt, was the third major rail crash in three years.
The electric third rail makes it more difficult to do maintenance safely. 1000V DC current will literally burn a person to a black crisp.
Medicare and Social Security are typically viewed as the "third rail" of American politics, and presidential candidates have historically shied away from proposing sweeping changes to these programs.
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The Americans have a political concept called the "third rail".
Emanuel called immigration the new "third rail" of American politics, and he thought it belonged on the back burner, if not completely off the stove.
Indeed, my preferred option -- a more active and well-regulated role for NSA and Cyber Command on and for American networks -- is almost a third rail in the debate over U.S. cybersecurity.
The Beeching Report of 1963 ushered in an era of significant reduction of the rail network - with about a third closed.
One-third of voters say the rail plan would turn them against the tax initiative.
Rail services in the south east of England - which rely on a third rail electrification system - were particularly badly disrupted.
Last month, the STB commissioned a study of competition in the freight rail industry by a third-party research firm, Wisconsin-based Christensen Associates.
Many branch lines use diesel engines and the Harlem-Hudson line uses a third rail system to draw power.
Meanwhile, the RMT has announced a third day of rail strikes before Christmas.
The Conservatives and Lib Dems both opposed the third runway plan in opposition, preferring improved rail links instead.
Third, rail causes much more harm to the environment than pipelines.
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