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Rail project may be derailed by next administration

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Governor Jim Doyle is leaving the decision over whether to move ahead with a Madison to Milwaukee rail line to Governor-elect Scott Walker.But Doyle says stopping the project now will cost the state millions of dollars and mean the immediate loss of more than 400 jobs.Shawn Johnson reports.

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