QUES: 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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QUES: 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 .

The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX edged down 9 points , or 0.98 percent , to 921 .

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QUES: Sixteen days later , as superheated air from the shuttle 's reentry rushed into the damaged wing , " there was no possibility for crew survival , " the board said .

Sixteen days later , as superheated air from the shuttle ' s re-entry rushed into the damaged wing , ' ' there was no possibility for crew survival , ' ' the board said .

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