user: 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].

[EX Q]: Washington (CNN) -- A federal budget compromise that already passed the House cleared a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday in the Senate, increasing the likelihood it will win final Congressional approval this week. President Barack Obama has signaled his support for the plan worked out by the budget committee leaders in each chamber that would guide government spending into 2015 to defuse the chances of another shutdown such as the one that took place in October. Tuesday's vote overcame a Republican filibuster attempt that required 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to proceed on the budget measure. The count was 67-33, with a dozen Republicans joining the 55 Democrats and independents in support of the plan.NEW: A new poll shows public support for the budget deal12 Republicans join Democrats in overcoming a filibuster attemptBill aims to avert another government shutdown as early as mid-JanuaryThe House already passed the compromise budget plan 
 Question:Some Senate _ said before Tuesday's vote that the most important thing for now was to lower the budget deficit, even if only by a small percentage, and prevent further government shutdowns like the 16-day stoppage in October that proved politically damaging to the GOP.
[EX A]: Republicans

[EX Q]: David Beckham has taken a trip down memory lane by posting a picture of himself with his son Brooklyn during his playing days at Manchester United. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder took to Facebook to wish his eldest son happy birthday. Proud father Beckham, 39, marked his oldest son's 16th birthday with a black and white snap that sees him nestling lovingly into Brooklyn's hair with the message: 'Happy Birthday to my big boy.' David Beckham took to Facebook on Wednesday to wish his 'big boy' Brooklyn a happy 16th birthday A second photo shared by the former Manchester United player shows a tiny BrooklynDavid Beckham has wished his son a happy 16th birthdayThe former Man United ace posted two snaps of himself and his sonMusic artist Kanye West sent Brooklyn a present to celebrate his birthdayArsenal look set to release Brooklyn at the end of the season 
 Question:Already following his father's flair for fashion, _ boasted about a special gift from rapper and fashion entrepreneur Kanye West on Wednesday.
[EX A]: Brooklyn

[EX Q]: New York (CNN) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday fired back at the president of Yale University and others who have suggested city police went too far in their surveillance of Muslims. "We have to keep this country safe," the mayor told reporters, addressing questions about an Associated Press report that said the NYPD was closely monitoring Muslim student associations in schools across the Northeastern United States. "If people put things on websites and make them available to everybody, of course the NYPD is going to look at anything that's publicly available in the public domain," Bloomberg said. "And given we've had a dozen people arrested or convicted of terrorist acts who've come from similar organizations, we have an obligation to do so."The mayor addresses an AP report that said police monitored Muslims at various schoolsYale's president describes the program as "antithetical to the values" of the university"We have to keep this country safe," Bloomberg tells reporters 
 Question:"We are concerned that news reports about _'s presence on our campus have a chilling effect on the intellectual freedom necessary for a vibrant academic community," it read.
[EX A]:

assistant: NYPD