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: The wife of a man jailed for killing his own brother has vowed to stand by her man. Mark Lowe, 32, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, is currently serving a five-year sentence for beating and kicking his brother Wayne to death, after Wayne, then 33, attacked him in his bed with a knife. Mark's wife Sarah is now looking after three young children alone and said: '[Mark] will regret what he did for the rest of his life, because he loved his brother.' Mark Lowe, 32 (left), is currently serving a five year sentence for beating and kicking his brother Wayne (right) to death, but his wife Sarah (bottom) is standing by her manMark Lowe, 32, beat his brother Wayne, 33, to death last SeptemberWayne, who was known for being violent, attacked Mark in bed with a knifeMum-of-three Sarah Lowe insists her husband, a nurse, is a good manMark is now serving a four year eight month prison sentence 
 Question:But prosecutors accepted a manslaughter plea 'on the basis of a loss of control' as he was first attacked by a knife-wielding _.

A: Wayne
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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: (CNN) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday described recent attacks in the country and across Europe as "shocking, depressing and terrifying," but she refused to back down from an open-door refugee policy that has attracted fierce criticism following recent assaults in the country. What are the rules for asylum seekers in Germany? Germany has been rattled by four attacks in the past two weeks, three of which authorities say have been carried out by asylum seekers or refugees inspired by Islamist extremism. The attacks have given way to mockery by some Germans as well as foreigners, who have dubbed the recent weeks of bloodshed on social media as #MerkelSommer, or even "Merkel's summer of slaughter."Merkel defends Germany's decision to accept 1 million refugees in 2015Chancellor confirms ISIS can infiltrate the refugee route 
 Question:She said that terrorists wanted _ to "lose our view for what's important to us."

A:
German
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