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Tonight , 21-year-old Morgan and as many as 1,200 fellow students at Wheaton College will gather in the gym for the first real dance in the school 's 143-year history .
As many as 1,200 students at Wheaton College will gather in the gym Friday night for the first real dance in the Christian school 's 143-year history .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" This blackout was largely preventable , " U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said at a briefing on the report .
" This blackout was largely preventable , " said Spencer Abraham , US energy secretary .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Before Sunday , 19 firefighters assigned to wildfires had died on duty this year , according to Tracey Powers of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise .
Before yesterday , 19 firefighters assigned to wildfires had died on duty this year , said Tracey Powers , spokeswoman for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
H. Carl McCall , co-chairman of the exchange 's special committee on governance , resigned Thursday , saying Reed should start with a " clean slate . "
Reed arrived a day after H. Carl McCall , co-chairman of the exchange 's special committee on governance , resigned saying Reed should have a " clean slate " to make changes .
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no