In this task, you are given a sentence in the English language and your task is to convert it into the Japanese language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

Q: The state, which is still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina three years later could play a large role in the election this year.

A: ルイジアナ州はまだハリケーン・カトリーナの被害に苦しんでおり、3年後となった今年の選挙では大きな役割を果たす可能性がある。
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Q: Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on ABC's This Week on Sunday, saying that a Senate resolution designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization does not authorize military action.

A: その間、米国国務長官コンドリーザ・ライスは、ABCのディスウィークオンサンデイで、上院でのイランのイスラム革命防衛隊をテロ組織とする決定は、軍事行動を認可するものでないと述べていた。
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Q: Officials said it was not likely that they were taken captive.

A:
警察は彼らが捕虜となったのではないだろうと述べた。
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