Nov 3rd, 2009 - Houston Chronicle
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HARVEY, La. — Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay.
The new flood protection is already having a potentially dangerous consequence, though: It's encouraging more people to move into another bowl-shaped area that experts consider perhaps the city's most vulnerable flank.
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Nov 4th, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has called again for a complete freeze in Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank in an apparent attempt to clarify earlier comments on the issue.
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Nov 3rd, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
Clinton said that the US president has wrung more concessions from Israel than his predecessors [AFP] The US secretary of state has said that Washington remains committed...
Clinton tempers praise of Israel's West Bank offer
Nov 3rd, 2009 - The Detroit News
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Nov 2nd, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clintonhas scheduled a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inCairo in two days as she tries to temper Arab criticism of herpraise for Israel’s offer to restrict West Bank settlements.Clinton says Israel making 'unprecedented' concessions on West Bank settlement construction
Oct 31st, 2009 - StarTribune
JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view.
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7:35Army Corps of Engineers Explains Western-Tie In Project
The West Bank and Vicinity Levee is slated for completion with the construction of the Western Tie-In, which will protect the community of Ama. See what steps the Corps will take to complete the project in this presentation.
1:56Protecting the West Bank
A floodgate across the Harvey Canal is designed to protect against 11-foot surges. The Army Corps of Engineers runs a test closure in preparation for Gustav.
6:34Parish President's Report for June 16, 2008
offers his report on parish activities at the June 16, 2008 council meeting... I want to let people know that tomorrow we are meeting with the Corps of Engineers regarding the West Bank hurricane protection levee. We are meeting ...
9:37Parish President's Report for May 19, 2008
pressure off the hurricane protection levee. He feels the more money we can spend on the Lakeshore from the spillway to the Kenner line will help cut down on storm surge hitting the East Bank levee... The Farmer's Market took in $260000 last year at its East Bank location ...
