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].

[Q]: (CNN) The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying, with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama "really cleared the air" with King Salman at a meeting Wednesday. Yet even as White House officials stressed that the leaders made progress, a prominent member of the Saudi royal family told CNN "a recalibration" of the U.S.-Saudi relationship was needed amid regional upheaval, dropping oil prices and ongoing strains between the two longtime allies. Obama landed in Riyadh earlier Wednesday for a summit with Gulf leaders and spent two-and-a-half hours meeting with the 80-year-old monarch on issues that have recently strained the alliance, including the conflict in Yemen, the role of Iran, Lebanon's instability and the fight against ISIS, U.S. officials said.The U.S and Saudi Arabia aren't at the end of a love affair, so much as in an unhappy marriageThe two countries are bound by military links and a shared fight against terrorism 
 Question:But the two leaders glossed over some of the thorniest matters, including a Saudi threat to dump U.S. assets if _ signs into law a bill that could make the kingdom liable for damages stemming from the September 11 terror attacks.
[A]: Barack Obama


[Q]: A 31-year-old Army soldier allegedly killed a man he came across with his wife in the couple's Georgia home this weekend. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jermaine Ray Mealy is accused of killing 41-year-old Nathaniel Brown on Saturday afternoon. Mealy's wife told him the couple's Hinesville home was robbed Friday night, and Mealy drove back from Texarkana, Texas, authorities told WJCL. The burglary took place about 10:45pm that night, according to the television station. Texarkana, Texas, and the home in Hinesville are separated by more than 900 miles. WTOC reported Mealy was undergoing military training in Texarkana. Lt. Susy Jackson, a spokeswoman for the Hinesville Police Department, told the television station 'She told him not to worry about it, cause police had been here and had worked the case and she would be okay.31-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jermaine Ray Mealy is accused of killing 41-year-old Nathaniel Brown on Saturday afternoonThe soldier found his wife with Brown when he got to the house Saturday, according to authorities 
 Question:WTOC reported there was a brawl and gunshots after _ saw the man with Mealy's wife.
[A]: Jermaine Ray Mealy


[Q]: Marlon Brando's family are involved in a bitter battle over the arrangements at his eldest son's grave. The dying request of Brando's first wife Anna Kashfi to be buried next to their son Christian has been blocked, according to reports. Christian's first wife Mary, who is still alive, had already bought the plot and refused to give it up even after Kashfi's death. Kashfi, who was born to a British father, has instead been buried in the plot above Christian, meaning they are head to head. Kashfi died at the age of 80 after losing her battle to breast and colon cancer. She was laid to rest in a cemetery in Kalama, Washington, last Wednesday.Anna Kashfi, Brando's first wife, was buried Wednesday in Kalama, Washington, after dying of breast and colon cancer aged 80Her dying wish was to be buried next to the couple's son ChristianBut Christian's first wife, Mary, bought the plot and refused to give it upAnna was buried in the plot above her son - meaning they are head to head 
 Question:When he finally gained permanent custody, _ was 13 and 'a basket case of emotional disorders'.
[A]:
Christian