The record level of money spent since Hurricane Katrina means that more than 1 million residents are better protected from hurricane-driven flooding today than ever before. But a roomful of somber decision-makers gathered in New Orleans today to remind each...

Significant percentage of those required to rebuild have not yet begun

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Jennifer Zdon/The Times-Picayune archiveJames Ball, a pump operator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, watches the water start to flow out of pipes as the pumps are turned on at the London Avenue Canal pumping station during a hurricane...

And compensation should expand to anyone affected by levee failures, they say

AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinFormer Democratic Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, second from left, is surrounded by reporters as he enters U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. on Friday, Media outlets across the country today are weighing in on two of the city's top...

Rusty Costanza / The Times-PicayuneCrowds gather in January 2009 to mark the anniversary of the Battle of New OrleansConstruction has begun on the new visitors center at Chalmette Battlefield, officials said. A host of dignitaries gathered last week to...

The FAA flight planning computer glitch is causing flight delays and cancellations nationwide. The glitch developed at the Hartsfield-Jackson

Senate releases health bill, Army Corp blamed for Katrina floods, and Palin starts book tour. Jilly Badanes reports the top news stories of the day at WashingtonTimes.com.

Groundbreaking decision could lead to billions in damage claims