In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: Los Angeles (CNN) -- Face-to-face questioning of potential jurors to hear the case against Michael Jackson's doctor began in a packed Los Angeles courtroom Friday morning, four days ahead of the opening statements and testimony. The pool of 84 potential jurors in court appeared diverse, although only six were African-American. Each side will be allowed 10 "peremptory challenges," allowing them to get rid of jurors without stating a reason. Prosecutors and defense lawyers mutually agreed in closed-door sessions Wednesday and Thursday on which potential jurors in a pool of 145 were too biased to put their prejudices aside to decide if Dr. Conrad Murray is criminally responsible for the pop icon's death, according to Murray defense lawyer Michael Flanagan.NEW: 84 potential jurors, including six African-Americans, remain in the jury poolJury selection "is going to go very fast," defense lawyer Michael Flanagan saysJury selection is expected to be wrapped up FridayOpening statements in the trial of Michael Jackson's lawyer are set for Tuesday 
 Question:"Both sides just want to get a fair jury that hasn't made up their mind and is willing to make a decision based upon the facts," _ said after Thursday's jury selection session.

Answer: Michael Flanagan


Question: (CNN) When France enacted its ban on "ostentatious symbols" in public schools in 2004, the so-called "veil ban" was justified under the guise of a warped form of European cultural relativism. It's just the French way, you see. Over the years, legislation in France has continued to encroach into the private sphere of Muslim citizens, with a keen focus on women. Muslim women in headscarves have been prohibited from working in private nurseries. Mothers in headscarves have been banned from school outings. Women in face veils are prohibited from walking the streets, using hospitals or public transport. Students in long skirts are sent home for wearing "religious clothing." Non-pork alternatives have been removed from school menus.Myriam Francois believes the burkini ban is just the latest excuse to harass MuslimsFrench legislation has been encroaching on the private sphere of Muslims for years, she says 
 Question:Today, in a France of over 5 million _, it seems that a very similar rule applies.

Answer: Muslim


Question: Ben Carson came on CNN this morning to refute the network's reporting on his childhood, specifically the suggestion that the violent acts he described in his memoir never happened. The 30-minute phone interview turned contentious fast, with Carson and New Day host Alisyn Camerota sparring throughout over his past and newly uncovered statements he made in 2014 about 'stupid' people and Fox News. 'This is a bunch of lies,' he said of CNN's reporting on his formative years. 'Attempting to say that I'm lying about my history, I think it's pathetic.' The GOP presidential candidate who has been called 'low-energy' by Donald Trump derided the media at large for trying to dig up skeletons in his closet and implied during the interview that Camerota may be one of the 'stupid' people in America.'Attempting to say that I'm lying about my history, I think it's pathetic,' he told New Day host Alisyn CamerotaTension stemmed from a bombshell report CNN dropped yesterday calling into question Carson's purported tendency toward violence as a childCarson said in his 1990 memoir that he stabbed a friend named Bob during a dispute over the radio station they were listening toHe now says Bob was a relative not a friend - and all the names in the book are fake to protect the identities of the people he wrote aboutSeparately, in a 2014 speech, he said 'many' Americans are stupid and the U.S. would be Cuba if it weren't for Fox NewsAfter Camerota pressed him to define the 'stupid' people he was referring to and asked him about the Fox claim, he implied she might be stupid, tooFor more of the latest on Ben Carson visit www.dailymail.co.uk/gopprimary 
 Question:Immediately after, however, she brought up _'s 2014 comments about 'stupid' people, jump-starting a new argument with him.

Answer:
Ben Carson