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July 30, 2011

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Is it right to spend 10 billion euros on a new train station in Stuttgart? That question brought thousands of Germans onto the streets last year. It also helped a center-left coalition end more than sixty years of conservative governance in the state of Baden Würrtemberg. One issue is whether or not the new station provides value for money. The results of a feasibility test on the new design have been released. But supporters and opponents of the project disagree over what the results mean.

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