<div id="subtitle">US House committee chairman gets look at Okla. highway projects, some funded by stimulus cash</div><div><p>OKLAHOMA CITY — The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee praised the progress being made on Oklahoma highway projects funded by $465 million in federal stimulus money.&lt ...

<div id="subtitle">Congressman to inspect some of Oklahoma's stimulus-funded transportation projects</div><div><p>Oklahoma's stimulus-funded transportation projects will come under the spotlight this month when the head of a congressional committee visits to see how the state is spending $465 million in federal contributions, the state's transportation ...

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats want increased lending to small businesses and funding for "shovel ready" transportation projects included in a job-creation bill they hope to pass in Congress next month to address the high U.S. unemployment rate.</p><p>The proposals were discussed on the eve of a forum convened ...

<div id="subtitle">House OKs provision intended to increase number of blacks at Coast Guard Academy</div><div><p>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 ...