You will be given three sentences. Read them, then identify a noun phrase (person, place, or thing) or event that is shared between all three sentences. As the output, write the span of the text corresponding to that phrase in each sentence. Keep the order of the sentences, that is, your answer should look like: 1: *a phras from sentence 1e* 2: *a phras from sentence 2* 3: *a phrase from sentence 3*

1: Some of us keep looking for a new reason why this old problem continues to haunt us because to think otherwise requires effort . 2: Just new ways for people to validate apathy and explain away racism . 3: LZ Granderson : People keep looking for new reasons to validate apathy and explain away racism .
1: us 2: people 3: People

1: There are new Ebola cases every day , including 132 in the last week of February ( which is up from 99 reported the previous week ) . 2: Still , authorities in Africa and their partners around the world have had significant successes generally in combating the deadly disease . 3: Authorities have had success in curbing Ebola , but dozens of new cases still arise each week .
1: Ebola 2: the deadly disease 3: Ebola

1: Baghdad , Iraq ( CNN ) Iraqi forces appeared Wednesday to be making progress on the third day of a major offensive intended to push ISIS fighters out of the city of Tikrit . 2: Despite the reported Iranian assistance , the Iraqi forces face no easy task as they seek to advance on Tikrit . 3: Iraqi forces make some progress as they seek to advance toward Tikrit .

1: Iraqi forces 2: the Iraqi forces 3: Iraqi forces