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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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Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been cleared of 'aggravated pimping' over orgies held during the global financial crisis. Strauss-Kahn, who was once widely expected to become French president, was accused of procuring seven prostitutes for 'beast-like' sex parties that took place between 2008 and 2011, while he was married. He admitted that the orgies took place, but denied knowing the women were paid to be there, saying he believed they were simply 'libertine'. Strauss-Kahn, known as DSK in France, had been facing 10 years behind bars until his acquittal today. The verdict draws to a close four years of legal drama for Strauss-Kahn which saw his presidential ambitions implode, and his 20-year marriage collapse.Dominique Strauss-Kahn admitted to taking part in group sex partiesSaid they were 'recreational sessions' away from his job 'saving the world'However he denied knowing that the women involved were prostitutesVerdict ends four years of legal battles than ended his presidential hopes 
 Question:In their closing arguments, his lawyers said the case against him had 'collapsed' into nothing more than an indictment of Strauss-_'s morals, and the prosecution appeared to agree.
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Kahn


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Editor's note: Angelo Falcón, a political scientist, is president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, a nonprofit think tank on issues affecting the Latino community. He is co-editor of "Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York," and author of the "Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans." Angelo Falcón says Sonia Sotomayor's identification as a Puerto Rican has caused her joy and a little grief. NEW YORK (CNN) -- The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has raised the profile of Puerto Ricans in the American consciousness.Angelo Falcón: Sonia Sotomayor is part of New York's large Puerto Rican communityHe says Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917He says Puerto Ricans in the states outnumber those on the islandFalcón: Sotomayor's ethnic heritage is throughly American 
 Question:And it appears _ living stateside are as divided on this question as those in Puerto Rico.
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Boricuas


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(CNN) The world is at last, reluctantly, looking at the horrors unfolding in Aleppo. The dictatorship of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with the support of Iran, Russia, Hezbollah and other Iran-organized Shiite militias, has all but pulverized parts of the city, deliberately attacking hospitals and homes and targeting non-combatants and civilians. They are carrying out a new form of ethnic cleansing, with Shiites expelling Sunnis and making it impossible for them to return to their destroyed homes. This is hardly unexpected. It's been unfolding gradually, for all to watch. The immediate culprits are the direct perpetrators, let that be clear. But this episode marks a supreme failure of our 21st century society, our leaders, our institutions and the people who claim to care about more than their own well-being.Frida Ghitis: What is happening in Aleppo is the result of a giant failure of our leaders and our institutionsFailed threats from the Obama administration and Gary Johnson's "what is Aleppo?" statement are telling of our complacency, she says 
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Shiite