[Q]: The Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 : 30 a.m. on Redwood Road , above the Sequoia and Redwood intersection .

The Fourth of July parade begins at 11 a.m. in downtown Everett , at Colby and Hewitt avenues .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
One question was whether France , which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. authorization for the war , would vote " Yes " or abstain .
France , which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. approval for the war , also sought changes .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The 3 { hours of recordings include conversations between police , firefighters and other emergency workers , as well as media inquiries .

Among them are conversations between police , firefighters and other emergency workers , as well as media inquiries .
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yes

Q: In a letter sent to The Times and read to the Associated Press after his resignation , Blair blamed " personal issues " and apologized for his " lapse of journalistic integrity . "

In a letter sent to The New York Times after his resignation , Mr Blair blamed " personal issues " and apologised for his " lapse of journalistic integrity " .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
At the Pentagon , the Department of Defense 's Inspector General has separately been asked to investigate how the telecom licences were awarded .
But a source close to the Pentagon said the Defense Department 's own inspector-general had been asked to investigate how the licences were awarded .

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yes

QUES: 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 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes