{"id":41245,"date":"2017-06-26T16:58:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T20:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41245"},"modified":"2017-06-26T16:58:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T20:58:15","slug":"minn-slb-joins-narp-protest-amtrak-budget-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/minn-slb-joins-narp-protest-amtrak-budget-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Minn. 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