Question: The new work went an extra step, suggesting that the connections that the stem cells form to help bridge the damaged spinal cord, are key to recovery.

The experiment, reported Monday, isn't the first to show that stem cells offer tantalizing hope for spinal cord injury.
Answer: no
Question: Most recently, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called North Korea an "outpost of tyranny" enraging Kim Jong-il , the leader of North Korea.

Condoleezza Rice is the U.S. Secretary of State.
Answer: yes
Question: The Actors Studio offering will be based on Simon's female version of the play which was premiered in 1985 in New York, at the Broadhurst Theatre, with the characters' names being Florence Unger and Olive Madison, played by Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno respectively.

Broadhurst Theatre is located in New York.
Answer:
yes