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].

(CNN) Russia, of late, has been demonstrating not only increased confidence in its own abilities and capabilities, but also a sense of urgency in being as well prepared as possible for open conflict. Russia's ramping up of hostile actions reflects not so much a disregard for its international reputation, as some commentators have suggested, as an urgent concern in Moscow at the prospect of impending conflict with the West. Each week brings startling new evidence of Russia's lack of restraint in pursuing its own security agenda. Opinions differ on the underlying objectives, but it is almost always a mistake to look for a single reason for Russian actions.Keir Giles: Each week brings new evidence of Russia's lack of restraint in pursuing its own security agendaRussia sees that it is already in conflict with the West in every domain except direct and deliberate military clashes, he says 
 Question:The move to overt, even blatant, intelligence gathering and probing for vulnerabilities has led to the activities of _ hackers, spies, submarines and satellites that previously were conducted in deep secrecy now being commonly reported in open media.
Russia

(CNN) Republican Rep. Mo Brooks said Thursday that protests at town halls around the country might prevent Republican lawmakers from repealing the Affordable Care Act. "I'll tell you, Toni, there are a, in my opinion, a significant number of congressmen who are being impacted by these kinds of protests and their spine is a little bit weak," the Alabama congressman said in an interview on "The Morning Show with Toni & Gary" on WBHP 800 Alabama radio. "And I don't know if we're going to be able to repeal Obamacare now because these folks who support Obamacare are very active, they're putting pressure on congressman and there's not a counter-effort to steel the spine of some of these congressmen in tossup districts around the country.""I don't know if we're going to be able to repeal Obamacare now because these folks who support Obamacare are very active," Brooks said."And you may not even see a vote to repeal Obamacare, you might see something where they call it a repeal but really it's an amendment," he added. 
 Question:What they're using now with the phrase repeal _, quote-unquote, is not a repeal like you and I understand the meaning of the word repeal.
Obamacare

George Osborne should spread austerity over a longer period than currently planned to avoid damaging the economy, a leading global watchdog has claimed. The Chancellor looks set to use next month's Budget - the first since the Tories' dramatic election victory last month - to outline plans to balance the books by 2018-19. But the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development suggested that the cuts required in 2016 and 2017 to return Britain to the black may be too harsh. The OECD urged the government to even out austerity over a longer period to 'lower its impact on growth'. Despite the warning, the Paris based think-tank said it again expects Britain to be the fastest growing major economy in the world this year.Osborne planning to balance the books by 2018-19 with deep cutsOECD warns the spending cuts should be spread over a longer periodDowngrades UK growth to 2.4%  but still stronger than the rest of the G7 
 Question:'The Chancellor should heed the _'s warnings that 'continued weak productivity' could lead to 'a higher-than-expected budget deficit'.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development