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].

Input: Consider Input: (CNN) The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying, with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama "really cleared the air" with King Salman at a meeting Wednesday. Yet even as White House officials stressed that the leaders made progress, a prominent member of the Saudi royal family told CNN "a recalibration" of the U.S.-Saudi relationship was needed amid regional upheaval, dropping oil prices and ongoing strains between the two longtime allies. Obama landed in Riyadh earlier Wednesday for a summit with Gulf leaders and spent two-and-a-half hours meeting with the 80-year-old monarch on issues that have recently strained the alliance, including the conflict in Yemen, the role of Iran, Lebanon's instability and the fight against ISIS, U.S. officials said.The U.S and Saudi Arabia aren't at the end of a love affair, so much as in an unhappy marriageThe two countries are bound by military links and a shared fight against terrorism 
 Question:But the two leaders glossed over some of the thorniest matters, including a Saudi threat to dump U.S. assets if _ signs into law a bill that could make the kingdom liable for damages stemming from the September 11 terror attacks.

Output: Barack Obama


Input: Consider Input: The gunman who killed nine people last week at an Oregon college shot himself in front of his classmates after being wounded by two hero cops. Also revealed on Wednesday was that Umpqua Community College shooter Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, was discharged from the Army after attempting to commit suicide. Harper-Mercer was discharged after one month of basic training at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina, in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Army wouldn't disclose details of the 2008 suicide attempt but that it indicates Harper-Mercer was deeply troubled long before he opened fire on his classmates last Thursday.Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, shot himself in a classroom after being wounded by two hero cops who opened fireHarper-Mercer was discharged from the Army in 2008 for trying to commit suicideTodd Spingath was one of two officers to take down Oregon shooterHis partner and fellow vet, Joe Kaney, was identified earlier this weekThe pair have been hailed for preventing further potential devastationThey rushed into Umpqua Community College five minutes after alert 
 Question:At a Wednesday news conference, authorities said that two police officers in plainclothes were the first to confront Harper-_ after he began shooting at his morning writing class.

Output: Mercer


Input: Consider Input: (CNN) Hundreds of firefighters gained ground Sunday against a wildfire in Los Angeles County that forced at least 5,000 people to evacuate their homes, authorities said. All evacuation orders will be lifted Sunday evening, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said. Since the inferno started Saturday, it has already scorched more than 500 acres, Tripp said. The fire was raging on the slope of a canyon, "which makes it very dangerous for us to do a direct attack," Tripp said. The wildfire broke out Saturday afternoon in the Calabasas area, a relatively affluent part of Los Angeles County that is home to a handful of celebrities, including Jessica Simpson and Toni Braxton, authorities said.The fire was 80% contained as of Sunday eveningAll evacuation orders will be lifted Sunday evening, authorities ay 
 Question:"Witnesses reported that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding into a power pole, causing the pole to fall and a transformer to explode, thus igniting the _ fire," Deputy Jeffrey A. Gordon said.


Output: Calabasas