The stimulus money will reduce the clean-up time by years, according to Jon Peschong, who oversees the federal project at Hanford.

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As a result of the reorganisation, two senior News International employees - William Lewis and Simon Greenberg - will give up their current jobs and become News Corporation staff, engaged full time in the clean-up of News international.

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Their droppings on outdoor furniture cushions are aggravating and time-consuming to clean up.

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Thus what may appear to be a low-level incident, since the most sensitive information was not compromised, can be just as complex and time-consuming to clean up as a widespread loss of medical records or credit card numbers.

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What is becoming clearer with time is that the chemical dispersants typically used in clean-up efforts to break masses of oil up into small droplets does more harm than good.

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