<div><p>On October 20, by a vote of 15 to 82, the Senate struck down an amendment to the Transportation and Treasury Appropriations Act (HR 3058) sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R.-Okla.) that would have shifted federal funds to build two bridges in Alaska to Hurricane Katrina recovery.</p><p&gt ...

<div id="subtitle">New Orleans Keeps a Watchful Eye on Rising Mississippi As Rains Fall to the North</div><div><p>In a sure sign that the Mississippi River is uncommonly high, muddy water poured steadily Tuesday into a holding area through a beaver-dam-like structure built after the great flood of 1927 ...