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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].
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(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:Then, in the spring of 2016, _ seemed to embrace him again.
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Donald Trump


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Teachers should be allowed to show Prophet Mohammed cartoons in school as part of a national curriculum on the Europe massacres caused by the images, Danish politicians have said. In January, 12 people at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which reprinted Danish cartoons, and later created some of their own, were shot dead in a jihadist attack on their Paris offices. And the Danish newspaper which originally printed 12 satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005 sparked protests in parts of the Islamic world. The paper received death threats. In January, Cherif and Said Kouachi (pictured) shot 12 people dead in a jihadist attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in revenge for the paper printing cartoons of the Prophet MohammedDanish politicians call for Charlie Hebdo attacks to be taught in schoolsTeachers 'should be allowed to show students the cartoons if they wish'Crisis caused by the cartoons 'should be on the school curriculum'In 2005, cartoons in a Danish newspaper also sparked widespread protestsConservative parties say the controversies are an important part of history 
 Question:'Politically we don't regulate the details of what students are taught, that's an old tradition to make sure that _ schools are kept free from political interference.'
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Danish


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The first X Factor auditions of the new season have been cancelled following the death of Simon Cowell's mother Julie, it has been announced. Mr Cowell's family confirmed that the 89-year-old died on Sunday leaving them 'devastated'. Cowell's brother Tony said: 'Very sad night tonight. We will all miss Mum so very much. She was the heart and soul of our family.' Mrs Cowell was married to EMI music executive Eric, who died in 1999, aged 81. Auditions for the ITV talent show were due to begin in Manchester today but will now no longer go ahead, a spokesman for Syco Entertainment confirmed.Simon Cowell's family said they were 'devastated' at their mother's deathThe 89-year-old was married to EMI music executive Eric, who died in 1999The first auditions for the next series of X Factor have been postponedHopefuls were due to audition for the new series in Manchester later today 
 Question:The former EMI executive succumbed to a heart attack in 1999 aged 81, while he was at home with _.
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Julie