"This has been a long and sorry episode for the Department of Justice, " Whitehouse said.

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"It may take a decade to repair the damage that Attorney General Gonzales has caused, " Whitehouse said.

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Mr Whitehouse said in the future it could be worth investigating whether a passenger-run co-operative could take on an entire rail franchise itself.

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"The majority of the ecosystem is under the water, " Whitehouse said.

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However, BBC News Online science editor David Whitehouse said a report due next week on the loss of the spacecraft would be one of the most damning in Nasa's history, and was likely to catalogue many failures.

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When the renewable energy sector started trying to move into the sea, the situation went from crowded to unmanageable and without a clear plan, said Whitehouse, of the Ocean Conservancy.

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Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said he doubted whether the new prohibition could get the 60 votes needed for passage.

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One reason it's taken so long is that people can't see that the oceans are filling up, said Sandra Whitehouse, a marine biologist and senior adviser at the Ocean Conservancy, an environmental group.

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Doctors said that Mr Whitehouse might be able to go back to work as a self-employed builder after two months instead of the normal six months recovery time.

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"He was not a professionally trained astronomer and yet did professional quality work, particularly when it came to mapping the Moon in the 1950s - I think every astronomer in the world owes something to Patrick Moore, " said ex-BBC science correspondent and fellow astronomer Dr David Whitehouse .

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