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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.

Q: NEW YORK (CNN) -- John McCain has learned his lesson: Don't ever cancel on David Letterman. Appearing on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate apologized for skipping out on a scheduled visit in September that Letterman later made the subject of an ongoing joke. "I screwed up," McCain told Letterman more than once in the interview that aired Thursday night. McCain's appearance on the show comes three weeks after he raised the ire of the generally mild-mannered host by canceling at the last minute, citing his decision to suspend his presidential campaign because of the financial crisis."I screwed up," John McCain tells David Letterman for canceling scheduled visitLetterman used McCain's no-show as subject of ongoing jokeMcCain also discussed Sarah Palin, Obama's ties to 1960s' radical William Ayers 
 Questions:When Letterman asked McCain about Palin's charge that _ "palled around with terrorists," the senator said "he did." (A) NEW YORK (B) CNN (C) John McCain (D) David Letterman (E) CBS (F) Late Show (G) Republican (H) Letterman (I) McCain (J) Sarah Palin (K) Obama (L) William Ayers

A: (K)
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Q: Michelle Duggar appeared to accuse the chief of police who released records about son Josh's molestation charges of having a 'lesbian agenda' against her family during Wednesday night's interview with Fox News. The interview, Michelle and Jim Bob's first since the allegations surfaced last month, saw the reality stars claim that Springdale Police Chief Kathy O'Kelley had deliberately sought to 'hurt' their family just before she retires later this month. When asked by Megyn Kelly if they knew of any motivation for the police chief to target them, Jim Bob said that the 'attack' on the 19 Kids And Counting family was a deliberate bid by O'Kelley to 'hurt' his family for a 'bribe.'Michelle Duggar appeared to accuse the local chief of police of having a 'lesbian agenda' against her family during Wednesday night's interviewHer mumbled remark sparked a flurry of comments on social media about what exactly she was accusing Chief Kathy O'Kelley offHusband Jim Bob then reiteriated that he believed O'Kelley had a 'personal agenda' against his familyThe Duggars are well known for their anti-gay stance and Michelle once voiced a robocall that equated transgender people to 'child predators' 
 Questions:_ was forced to resign his post at the FRC, an anti-gay lobbying group, in the wake of his molestation scandal. (A) Michelle Duggar (B) Josh (C) Fox News (D) Michelle (E) Jim Bob (F) Springdale (G) Kathy O'Kelley (H) Megyn Kelly (I) Kids And Counting (J) O'Kelley (K) Duggars

A: (B)
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Q: (CNN) A Canadian man murdered by militants in the Philippines has been described as a "kind and gregarious person who touched everyone he knew with his enthusiasm and generosity." John Ridsdel was beheaded by Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf, which took him hostage along with three others in September last year. In a statement, Ridsdel's family said he "loved life and lived it to the fullest with his family and friends at the center. He was loved by all his friends and adored by his daughters, sister and extended family." "Our family is devastated at the loss of our father and brother John Ridsdel whose life was cut tragically short by this senseless act of violence.""This was an act of cold-blooded murder," Canada's prime minister saysJohn Ridsdel was one of four people taken hostage in SeptemberThe Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf had released videos that purported to show the hostages 
 Questions:Trudeau said _ condemns the "brutality" of this "unnecessary death," and expressed his "deepest condolences" to Ridsdel's family and friends. (A) Canadian (B) Philippines (C) John Ridsdel (D) Islamist (E) Abu Sayyaf (F) Ridsdel

A:
(A)
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