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Officials assessing damage from Montana oil leak

Reuters: A pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil Corp leaked as many as 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana and has been shut down, the company said. Exxon officials said on Sunday there were traces of oil up to 10 miles downriver from the site of what they called a "very unusual" event, though the governor of Montana said the spill may have spread further. The U.S. oil company said it had slowed processing rates at its Billings refinery following the leak but did not expect...