It started with congressional hearings to justify a bailout and ended with a deal for some payback and a plan to come up with the rest.

Nineteen named storms, 12 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes ranked Category 3 and higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Economists said the recession was over some time last year, but a walk down almost any main street in America reveals a different picture.

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has described 2010 as a year of "stop-and-starts" for the critical National Flood Insurance Program.