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) President Barack Obama has hosted plenty of confrontational foreign leaders at the White House, haggling over military aggression, trade disputes and any other irritant that brings a head of state into the Oval Office. When Obama convened the leaders of the Nordic bloc on Friday, it was not one of those meetings. "This was a very useful and important conversation, although there was probably too much agreement to make for as exciting a multilateral meeting as I sometimes participate in," Obama joked after a 90-minute session with the leaders of Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark Friday. Amid turmoil in the Middle East, cross-border aggression in Eastern Europe, maritime disputes in Asia and restive governments in South America, the northern European nations remain an oasis of liberal cool for a president who has sometimes been described in similar terms.President Obama will host a state dinner to honor five Nordic nationsObama has praised the countries' stability 
 Question:It's no wonder Obama is fond of musing to his aides, "Why can't all countries be like the _ countries?".

A: Nordic
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Q: (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.

A: Muslim
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Q: The Queen is at the centre of an explosive row over her funding after Buckingham Palace revealed part of her annual income will be handed over to the Scottish parliament. Nicola Sturgeon's SNP government has insisted that £2.1million in revenue which traditionally finances the head of state stays north of the border. Asked if the Scottish leadership had offered to find an alternative way to meet their contribution towards the cost of funding the sovereign, which came to £37.9million last year, a senior palace source candidly admitted: 'No, not that we are aware of.' When it was pointed out that this meant Scotland would effectively no longer pay for the head of state, the aide did not disagree.Nicola Sturgeon's government has insisted £2.1m in revenue stays northThe money is part of a fund traditionally used to finance the head of stateIt means part of Queen's annual funding will go to the Scottish parliament 
 Question:'Scotland is getting greater autonomy in a number of areas, but they should not be using that autonomy to undermine the monarchy which has widespread support in _.'

A:
Scotland
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