Premise:
"Then there was nothing to be done."
Hypothesis: They had so much to do!

no

Premise:
"no there are two and they're pretty close uh the one that i picked is more similar in format to the newspaper i grew up near Houston and there are two major newspapers there that run pretty much neck and neck"
Hypothesis: I've picked a similar newspaper to the one that I grew up with near Houston.

yes

Premise:
"Didn't anyone remind them that Dole had already reserved the spectrum sale to help pay for his tax-cut plan?"
Hypothesis: Dole had a tax cut plan.
yes