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Mississippi River washes over levees Water spilled over two levees on the Mississippi River today, surging into west-central Illinois, covering fertile farmland and pushing residents from their homes, officials said. Stranded pigs sunned themselves atop a barn near Oakville, Iowa, with floodwaters lapping near the roof of the building. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Mississippi Washes Over Illinois Levees Nearly 20 levees have given way this week to the swollen river, which was expected to reach record levels in some areas. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Levees hold back cresting Mississippi River CAHOKIA, Illinois (Reuters) - Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River on Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Flood shuts Mississippi River bridge Authorities closed a bridge connecting Illinois to Iowa over the swollen Mississippi River, as levees along the river were being topped with sandbags today to defend against rising water. The Great River Bridge on U.S. 34 has been closed, officials said. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Mississippi overflows levees, crops threatened FORT MADISON, Iowa (Reuters) - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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More levees yield to Mississippi The Mississippi River spills over two more levees in the US Midwest, adding to the region's flood misery. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Mississippi overflows levees, crops threatened
(Reuters) Reuters - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee - The Associated Press KPICMississippi River breaks through Illinois leveeThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoGULFPORT, Ill. (AP) - The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwa Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Levees hold back cresting Mississippi River
(Reuters) Reuters - Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River on Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Mississippi Surges Over Nearly a Dozen Levees The swollen Mississippi River continued to spread destruction on Thursday, flooding vast areas of farmland. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi - The Associated Press WBTFlooding strands 100-plus barges on MississippiThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoWINFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap meta Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Towns on Mississippi Shore Up Levees Dozens of towns threatened with flooding in three states were working furiously to shore up nearly 30 levees. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Levees Fail as Mississippi Floods Push South At least 27 levees are in danger of succumbing to the rain-swollen river. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
(AP) AP - With a few days to go before the last stretch of the bloated Mississippi River reaches its crest, people toiled around the clock Monday to reinforce levees already strained and saturated from the pressure of the rising water. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee
(AP) AP - The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwaters moved south into Illinois and Missouri. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama, Adding to Southern Support, Wins Primary in Mississippi - New York Times New York TimesObama, Adding to Southern Support, Wins Primary in MississippiNew York Times - 37 minutes agoMatt Rourke/AP Senator Barack Obama during a campaign stop at a factory in Fairless Hills, Pa., on Tuesday. By JEFF ZELENY Senator Barack Obama won the Mississipp Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Favored Over Clinton in Mississippi - Wall Street Journal PRESS TVObama Favored Over Clinton in MississippiWall Street Journal - 6 hours agoBy NICK TIMIRAOS Sen. Barack Obama won the unusually robust Wyoming caucuses Saturday and heads to Mississippi today looking to regain some of the momentum he lost last week when Sen. Hil Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Defeats Clinton in Mississippi Primary Illinois senator's anticipated win sets the stage for a grueling six-week mini-campaign in advance of Pennsylvania's April 22 vote. Home > Rss Directory > General > WashingtonPost |
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Illinois Threatens Bank Over Sit-In - New York Times Washington PostIllinois Threatens Bank Over Sit-InNew York Times - 1 hour agoSenator Richard J. Durbin talked to reporters after visiting workers occupying the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago on Monday.Governor Supports Workers At Factory Washington Po Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Crews make progress on Mississippi River oil slick - CNN AFPCrews make progress on Mississippi River oil slickCNN - 1 hour agoNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Swift currents and bends in the river have helped in the cleanup of the oil spill that led to this week's closure of the Mississippi at New Orleans, a US Coast Guard off Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |