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].

Q: (CNN) The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying, with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama "really cleared the air" with King Salman at a meeting Wednesday. Yet even as White House officials stressed that the leaders made progress, a prominent member of the Saudi royal family told CNN "a recalibration" of the U.S.-Saudi relationship was needed amid regional upheaval, dropping oil prices and ongoing strains between the two longtime allies. Obama landed in Riyadh earlier Wednesday for a summit with Gulf leaders and spent two-and-a-half hours meeting with the 80-year-old monarch on issues that have recently strained the alliance, including the conflict in Yemen, the role of Iran, Lebanon's instability and the fight against ISIS, U.S. officials said.The U.S and Saudi Arabia aren't at the end of a love affair, so much as in an unhappy marriageThe two countries are bound by military links and a shared fight against terrorism 
 Question:But the two leaders glossed over some of the thorniest matters, including a Saudi threat to dump U.S. assets if _ signs into law a bill that could make the kingdom liable for damages stemming from the September 11 terror attacks.

A: Barack Obama
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Q: First came the instant touch to control. Then came a drag-back with his left foot to bamboozle a defender before he shifted his balance and swept a right-footed drive precisely into the corner of the net. The European Under 21 Championships is traditionally a stage where the continent’s best young talents showcase their ability and in Germany’s opening group match against Serbia, Emre Can seized his opportunity to shine with a superb goal. More than anything, though, he grabbed the chance to rebuild his confidence and provide a reminder of why Liverpool were so eager to sign him last summer.Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers once called Emre Can 'a Rolls-Royce' but failed to play him in his correct position last seasonPlayed most of his games at right back despite wanting to play in midfieldCan scored a neat goal for Germany in their opening European Under 21 Championship game against SerbiaHe must now prove that he is good enough to feature in Liverpool's new-look midfieldREAD: Martin Skrtel agrees a new contract with LiverpoolREAD: Joe Gomez set for Liverpool medical ahead of £6m move 
 Question:When _ first arrived, he had some fitness issues and couldn’t get into the team.

A: Emre Can
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Q: (CNN) Authorities missed an opportunity a decade ago to stop a key ISIS operative thought to be behind the Paris and Brussels attacks, a former Belgian intelligence officer says. Instead, Andre Jacob, who at the time was the head of the anti-terrorism unit for Belgian intelligence, says that Oussama Atar, believed by French authorities to be the elusive "Abu Ahmad," was incarcerated in multiple Iraqi detention centers where he became further radicalized. The Belgian-Moroccan national, now 32, would years later introduce his own family -- including his cousins, the El Bakraoui brothers who carried out the Brussels attacks -- to his extremist ideologies, according to French and Belgian authorities.Oussama Atar is wanted by authorities in connection with Paris, Brussels terror attacksAndre Jacob, a retired anti-terror expert met him in 2006; says there was an opportunity to stop Atar a decade ago 
 Question:He was sentenced in an _ court to life in prison, which was later reduced to ten years.

A:
Iraqi
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