Slidell returned to the United States,firm in the belief that only force could win the Mexican territories the United States wanted.

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If these offers were rejected, Slidell was to try to buy part of California for five million dollars.

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Herrera at first agreed to meet with the American, John Slidell,to discuss four offers from President Polk.

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The plane took off from Slidell, Louisiana, en route to Sarasota, Florida, with a single pilot on board.

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NPR's Tom Goldman sent us this postcard from Slidell, northeast of New Orleans.

NPR: Postcard from Slidell, La.

And Juvenile was on the road when Katrina devastated New Orleans, as well as the rapper's home in nearby Slidell.

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