7 governors along Missouri River ask corps for better flood control

Sunday, August 21, 2011

OMAHA, Neb. -- Governors from seven states hit by this year's historic Missouri River overflow pledged Friday to work together for the first time to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make flood control its top priority for the nation's longest river.

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