question:
Some scholars suggest that Representative James Madison of Virginia informally functioned as the first "minority leader" because in the First Congress he led the opposition to Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's fiscal policies.
Who is sometimes considered the first funcioning "Minority Leader?"

answer: yes

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For example, a high point in the use of "Ancient Near East" was for Biblical scholars the Ancient Near Eastern Texts relating to the Old Testament by James Bennett Pritchard, a textbook of first edition dated 1950.
Who was a British archaeologist?

answer: no

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Orthodox variants were mandatory in printed works, while the (unofficial) simplified characters would be used in everyday writing or quick notes.
What were mandatory in printed works?

answer: yes

question:
A Somali-based al-Qaida affiliated group, the Al-Shabaab, has confirmed the death of "sheik commander" Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan along with an unspecified number of militants.
What Somali group is affiliated with al-Qaeda?

answer:
yes