QUES: Officials said all three would be charged with conspiracy to commit murder .

All three of the teens were charged with offenses including conspiracy to commit murder .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Tom Kasmer , a 14-year-old from Belmont , N.C. , got a word that sounded like " zistee " during yesterday 's competition .

The 14-year-old national spelling finalist who attends school in Belmont , N.C. , got a word that sounded like " zistee " during competition Wednesday .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Quattrone is accused of obstructing justice by helping to encourage co-workers in an e-mail to destroy files on lucrative investment banking deals .

Quattrone is accused of attempting to obstruct justice by endorsing that e-mail , which encouraged co-workers to destroy files on profitable investment banking deals .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes