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) Lionel Messi has been hailed as the greatest ever footballer by his Barcelona teammate Marc-André ter Stegen after the Argentine's match-winning performance against rivals Real Madrid Sunday. After taking a blow to the face which left him bloodied and shaken in the first half, Messi scored Barca's equalizer before netting the 500th goal of his club career -- a last-minute winner in the 3-2 victory over Real. "I think he's the greatest ever, because there's nobody similar to him," German international goalkeeper Ter Stegen told CNN Sport's Alex Thomas. "He loves to play football, he loves to see other people around him playing well. I think he's the best ever because of the talent and the amazing performances he's showing every week."Messi scores 500th Barcelona goalHis winner beats Real Madrid at the BernabéuBarça keeper: "Messi is the greatest ever" 
 Question:And, while many praised the brilliance of _'s contemporary rival Cristiano Ronaldo, others extolled older talents like Frenchman Zinedine Zidane and Brazil's Garrincha.

A: Lionel Messi
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Q: (CNN) Though many individuals likely contributed to the President's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, one notable one may have been Roger Stone, a 64-year-old close friend of Donald Trump and central figure in the FBI investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia. In the middle of the Watergate scandal, Stone, who engaged in dirty tricks during Richard Nixon's 1972 campaign, was discovered to have hired a Republican operative to infiltrate the George McGovern campaign and was subsequently fired from his job. After the President's resignation, Stone remained an ardent Nixon apologist and loyalist. He even had the man's face tattooed on his back and devoted his life to ruthless, anything-goes politics (or political consulting, as you may know it). Stone's motto was and continues to be: "Admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack." And anyone who has watched Trump closely over the years would think it was his personal slogan, too.Michael D'Antonio: Roger Stone has undoubtedly influenced President Trump's decision to fire James ComeyAs an old friend and political adviser, Stone has taught Trump be ruthless -- particularly when protecting himself from attackTherefore Comey, who was leading the investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia, had to be taken out, writes D'Antonio 
 Question:_ has adopted a similar approach to dealing with those who oppose him.

A: Donald Trump
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Q: Former Vice President Dick Cheney called a Senate panel's report on U.S. interrogation tactics during George W. Bush's administration is "deeply flawed" and a "terrible piece of work." "The report's full of crap," he said in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday evening. Bush's Republican vice president insisted that the Central Intelligence Agency's rough tactics -- which the report said included mock executions, beatings, "rectal rehydration" and feeding, sleep deprivation and more -- helped the United States "catch the bastards who killed 3,000 of us on 9/11." "It did in fact produce actionable intelligence that was vital in the success of keeping the country safe from further attacks," he said.Dick Cheney called the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA interrogation techniques a "terrible piece of work"He said he has no regrets about the tactics used after the 9/11 terrorist attacks 
 Question:Contrary to the report's conclusion that Bush didn't know the extent of the CIA's efforts, Cheney said the President was involved in discussions about the interrogation techniques, and that _ even pointed out some of those conversations in a book he wrote after leaving office.

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George W. Bush
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