There was a dire need to "do something" and so a huge clean up operation began including widespread use of detergents.

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Apple and Google were the first to do so, giving some quick traders a heads up to clean up some positions.

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In the end, there may be little the bank can do to clean up governance in a large, powerful country, such as India.

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It will make clean energy the profitable kind of energy, and the decision by other nations to do this is already giving their businesses a leg up on developing clean energy jobs and technologies.

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"Maybe this scandal can do something to finally clean it up, " said William O'Reilly, a Republican consultant.

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But we have to keep up the momentum, and transitioning to a clean energy economy will help us do that.

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