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: Washington (CNN) -- A federal budget compromise that already passed the House cleared a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday in the Senate, increasing the likelihood it will win final Congressional approval this week. President Barack Obama has signaled his support for the plan worked out by the budget committee leaders in each chamber that would guide government spending into 2015 to defuse the chances of another shutdown such as the one that took place in October. Tuesday's vote overcame a Republican filibuster attempt that required 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to proceed on the budget measure. The count was 67-33, with a dozen Republicans joining the 55 Democrats and independents in support of the plan.NEW: A new poll shows public support for the budget deal12 Republicans join Democrats in overcoming a filibuster attemptBill aims to avert another government shutdown as early as mid-JanuaryThe House already passed the compromise budget plan 
 Question:Some Senate _ said before Tuesday's vote that the most important thing for now was to lower the budget deficit, even if only by a small percentage, and prevent further government shutdowns like the 16-day stoppage in October that proved politically damaging to the GOP.

A: Republicans
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Q: Nicolas Hamilton, the younger brother of Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, is to compete in this season’s British Touring Car Championship. Hamilton, who has cerebral palsy, will make his debut in June and becomes the first disabled driver to compete in the series. The 22-year-old will take part in five of the 10 rounds at Croft, Snetterton, Rockingham, Silverstone and the final meeting of the championship at Brands Hatch. Scroll down for video... Nicolas Hamilton posed a picture with his British Touring Car. The Briton said 'it's been a tough few months' Nicolas Hamilton, pictured with his older brother Lewis at the Indian Grand Prix in 2013Nicolas Hamilton will take part in five of the 10 championship roundsThe 22-year-old lives with the neurological condition cerebral palsyHe competed in the Renault Clio Cup in 2011 and 2012Nicolas is the younger brother of F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton 
 Question:Nicolas' brother Lewis Hamilton is bidding to become the first _ to successfully defend his Formula One title.

A: Briton
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Q: (CNN) -- Venezuelan national guard troops have rescued some inmates from a prison where a standoff between prisoners and authorities continued Tuesday, but hundreds more remain inside. Armed inmates inside the Rodeo II prison in the northern state of Miranda, east of Caracas, have rejected government calls to disarm since last week. According to the government, a group of about 50 inmates out of 1,000 is behind the resistance. Authorities had already raided another prison, Rodeo I, and seized a number of weapons, drugs and cell phones. Two troops and one inmate were killed in that raid, officials said. On Monday night, a national guard contingent rescued 36 inmates from the "mafias" that have control of Rodeo II, the state-run AVN news agency reported. Eleven were injured in the operation.A standoff over weapons continues to brew at the Rodeo II prisonA human rights commission has repeatedly called for reforms at prisonsA video allegedly shows a scene from inside one of the prisons 
 Question:Conditions in _ prisons have been the subject of concern for human rights organizations for some time.

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Venezuelan
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