Q: " This will put a severe crimp in our reserves , " O 'Keefe said Friday during a roundtable discussion with reporters at NASA headquarters .

" This is going to put a severe crimp in our reserves , " O 'Keefe said during a breakfast with reporters .

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A: yes
Q: They had published an advertisement on the Internet on June 10 , offering the cargo for sale , he added .

On June 10 , the ship 's owners had published an advertisement on the Internet , offering the explosives for sale .

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A: yes
Q: Congo 's many-sided war began in 1998 when Uganda and Rwanda invaded to back rebels fighting to topple the government in Kinshasa .

The Democratic Republic of Congo 's war began in 1998 when Uganda and Rwanda invaded together to back rebels trying to topple Kinshasa .

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A:
yes