The picture shows those who turned out the next day to clean up the street of Clapham Junction and at the time of writing has had nearly 400, 000 views.

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The government is under pressure to clean up Wall Street after an era of excess that imploded into the financial crisis.

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Meanwhile, Guardian analysis of more than 2.5 million riot-related tweets, sent between 6 August and 17 August, appears to show Twitter was mainly used to react to riots and looting, including organising the street clean-up.

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Once again, the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking worn out and toothless as it tries to clean up the messes piled high and wide on Wall Street.

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As the stench spreads and threatens even the big houses on the next street, complaining neighbors are assured that the children have been warned to clean up the mess.

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If Preet Bharara wants to clean up Wall Street, he needs to start with the story of Winnie Jiau, not Raj Rajaratnam.

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Democrats and Republicans are to blame for that, but at least the law is an effort to get Wall Street to clean up its act.

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But the Obama administration has been eager to show it wants to clean up Wall Street.

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It comprised a cot bed in a clean, white-washed cell up under the eves and adjacent to a big balcony that looked out onto the street and across the city's dark tempestuous night.

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