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• Oberstar discusses trains, planes, and automobiles
  U.S. House Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar joins Midmorning to talk about the gas tax proposal in the Minnesota Legislature, airlines and commuter rail.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  James Oberstar: U.S. Representative, D-Minn. He represents Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He's also chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  Steve Murphy: State Senator, DFL-Red Wing. He is the Senate chair of the Transportation Conference Committee.
  Julianne Ortman: State Senator, R-Owatonna. She is the ranking minority member on the Taxes Committee.
  More from MPR
  MPR poll on gas tax: Five cents... maybe (05/11/2007)
  MPR Collections: Transportation
  Resources
  U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  Representative Oberstar's Web site
  Senator Murphy's Web site
  Senator Ortman's Web site
• Managing multiple births
  Fertility treatments are leading to more multiple pregnancies with difficult ethical decisions for parents.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Randle Corfman, MD: Reproductive endocrinologist and director of The Midwest Center for Reproductive Health.
  Kirk Ramin, MD: Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health and the director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He is also the father of teenage triplets.
  Resources
  About Randle Corfman
  About Kirk Ramin

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