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James Oberstar

2010-11-30T13:52:16Z

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Congress ready to pass aviation safety measures

2010-10-22T16:04:31Z

Congress set to act on tougher aviation safety measures in response to 2009 commuter crash

Congress is getting ready to pass tough new aviation safety measures that were developed in response to a deadly commuter plane crash in western New York in early 2009, a key lawmaker said Wednesday.

Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., the chairman of the <...

Bill OK'd to increase blacks at Coast Guard school

2010-06-25T20:10:49Z

House OKs provision intended to increase number of blacks at Coast Guard Academy

The House voted overwhelmingly for a bill that includes a provision giving members of Congress a say over who is admitted to the U.S. Coast Guard's 1,000-cadet service academy in New London, ...

Election 2008: Who People in Minnesota Should Vote For

2010-11-03T08:11:30Z

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Congress Oberstar

2010-10-07T00:16:10Z

In this photo taken Oct. 3, 2010, U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., greets supporter and friend Jettie Ann Hill, right, of Minneapolis during a morning rally of MAPE union workers in Duluth, Minn. Oberstar is running for re-election to the 8th District House seat he has held since 1975. (AP Photo...

Oberstar Congress

2010-10-07T00:16:06Z

In this photo taken Oct. 4, 2010, Republican Chip Cravaack looks over past vote totals in his campaign office in North Branch, Minn. Some longtime supporters of Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar are taking a hard look at Cravaack in Minnesota’s 8th District. (AP Photo/Martiga Lohn)

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Coast Guard Academy Diversity

2010-09-08T00:10:36Z

FILE - In this July 14, 2010, file photo Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., questions witnesses during a hearing of the House Aviation subcommittee, on Capitol Hill. In a year when the academy proclaims the Class of 2014 as its most diverse ever, the share of blacks enrolled is even more modest than the picture would suggest. Only nine of the 289 students sworn in last June identified themsel...

Airline Fees

2010-07-14T15:50:24Z

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., questions witnesses on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 14, 2010, during the Aviation subcommittee hearing on airline fees . (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Pelosi Gulf Oil Spill

2010-06-08T19:18:39Z

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., left, and