Flood-control authorities were still verifying statistics related to the downpour, Xinhua reported.

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Speaking to a black religious group Wednesday in Miami, Florida, Dean -- an outspoken critic of the Iraq war -- raised the question of whether money spent on the conflict would have been better spent on flood-control projects in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Only a perfect kicking performance by fly-half Toby Flood, who nailed all six of his attempts, kept England in control.

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Either way, if our investment decisions are based on the minute -to-minute flood of financial or economic data, we are probably fooling ourselves under the illusion of control.

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Except for guerrilla kayaking by river lovers such as Raymond and others in the expedition club, the concrete-lined river has been strictly off-limits since the Depression era because the river is technically an Army Corps of Engineers flood control channel, officials said.

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