Each says it has detailed information on more than 100 million U.S. households, though contents of their databases vary as do their rules related to data use.

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Since even the messiest offices don't exhibit that behavior, the information needed to describe a room's contents could easily be contained on the surface of the walls, floor and ceiling.

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Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf refused to confirm details of the document's contents, but said that a deal had been reached.

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