[Q]: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > edged down 9 points , or 0.98 percent , to 921 .

The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index shed 5.20 , or 0.6 percent , to 924.42 as of 9 : 33 a.m. in New York .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Burns believed that confessing a crime he did not commit was the only way out , Richardson said .

To the frightened Burns , Richardson said , confessing a crime he did not commit looked like the only out .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: 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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[A]: yes

[Q]: At present , the FCC will not request personal identifying information prior to allowing access to the wireless network .

The FCC said that it won 't request personal identifying information before allowing people to access the wireless network .
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[A]:
yes