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Water poured back into parts of New Orleans Friday as the storm surge from Hurricane Rita overran the levees already weakened by Hurricane Katrina. Ceci Connolly of The Washington Post reports on the situation.

Drawing upon the harsh lessons of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of Texans -- many from Houston -- continued to evacuate the southeast corner of the state Thursday as Hurricane Rita spun toward the Gulf Coast.

A report from Port Lavaca, Texas on the city's preparation for the flooding and winds expected to hit the coastal city as Hurricane Rita approaches. Then, a New York Times journalist in Houston talks about the mandatory evacuation for low-lying…

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen, the head of the federal government's Hurricane Katrina relief operation, discusses the continuing recovery effort in New Orleans and the potential danger of Hurricane Rita to the already crippled city.

Hurricane Rita dropped from a Category 5 storm - the strongest rating - to a Category 4 but meteorologists still say the rain and wind will cause damage to the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. A meteorologist from the National…