Q: Israel 's defense minister on Sunday raised the specter of an Israeli invasion in the Gaza Strip , where Palestinian militants already face a deadly air campaign .

Shaul Mofaz , Israel 's Defence Minister , raised the prospect of a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip , in addition to a growing air campaign to assassinate Hamas militants .

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A: yes
Q: But U.S. administration officials moved to talk down Snow 's impact on currencies , saying his comments were not reflective of Washington 's policy and were merely an observation about the economy .

U.S. administration officials said Snow 's rate comments were not reflective of Washington 's policy and were merely an observation about the economy .

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A: no
Q: Trading volume was incredibly light at 500.22 million shares , below an already thin 611.45 million exchanged at the same point Thursday .

Trading volume was extremely light at 1.05 billion shares , below an already thin 1.19 billion on Tuesday .

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A:
yes