They showed that the levees along a navigation channel east of the city, known as the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, sank at five-times the average rate for the rest of the city.

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And in late 2009, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was the cause for flood damage in the Lower Ninth Ward and St.

CNN: New Orleans is storming back

The Bosnian government wanted to keep the land as an outlet to trade on the Drina River.

CNN: Balkan leaders initial peace agreement

Mr. Issa said he decided to open up a Manhattan outlet because of interest from landlords and brokers constantly trying to lure them over the river.

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