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Mr Fitzgibbon expects some of the 17,000 additional US troops heading for Afghanistan will bolster Australian forces operating in the dangerous Oruzgan province in the south. The defence minister was planning to raise the issue specifically with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates. He has already held talks with US central command chief General David Petraeus and director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta. General Petraeus discussed the new US strategy for Afghanistan and the troop surge in which an extra 17,000 troops will be deployed in the southern provinces where Taliban insurgents have been most active.

Sentence: Australian forces do not operate.

Output: No

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I think credibility is going to be very important in the future in the Middle East. I want everybody to know should I be the president Israel's going to be our friend. I'm going to stand by Israel. Secondly, that I think it's important to reach out to moderate Arab nations, like Jordan and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Sentence: The narrator does not stand by Israel

Output: No

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SEOUL, July 25 South Korea's CLIO Cosmetics applied for preliminary exchange approval for an initial public offering (IPO), Korea Exchange said on Monday. The filing came after an investment arm of French luxury goods giant LVMH said on Friday it took a minority stake in the cosmetics firm, the latest bet by global investors on booming demand for Korean beauty products in major markets such as China. (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

Sentence: Korean cosmetic products are gaining popularity in China.

Output: Yes

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Lastly, the author uses the precedent of marijuana legalization in other countries as evidence that legalization does not solve any social problems, but instead creates them.

Sentence: The author believes that the legalization of marijuana creates social issues

Output:
Yes