In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

布什在白宫发布的一份新闻稿中说：“这些项目不是通过择优录取的程序提供资金，而是为浪费政府开支提供了一种手段。”
”These projects are not funded through a merit-based process and provide a vehicle for wasteful Government spending," Bush said in a press release from the White House.

他先是在意大利被判终生监禁，后来，在2000年被前教皇保罗二世赦免以后，他又因刺杀记者阿卜迪·伊派柯西而被引渡到土耳其服刑。
Agca was sentenced to life in prison in Italy, before being pardoned by former Pope John Paul II in 2000 and extradited to Turkey to serve jail time for the murder of Abdi Ipekci, a journalist.

在加沙的十个议会辖区中，哈马斯拥有七个辖区的控制权。

Of the ten council areas in Gaza, Hamas has control of seven.