[Q]: Shares of Smithfield closed up $ 1.64 , or 8.5 percent , at $ 20.85 , on the New York Stock Exchange .

Shares of Smithfield rose $ 1.64 yesterday to close at $ 20.85 , a rise of 8.5 per cent , on the New York Stock Exchange .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: " Craxi begged me to intervene because he believed the operation damaged the state , " Mr Berlusconi said .

" I had no direct interest and Craxi begged me to intervene because he believed that the deal was damaging to the state , " Berlusconi testified .
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[A]: no

[Q]: Only two bidders of the six have expressed interest in the whole pie - oil tycoon Marvin Davis and Seagram heir Edgar Bronfman Jr .

Only two of the bidders have so far expressed interest in buying all the assets -- Davis and Bronfman .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: " He would often call me for advice , " said Ronald L. Kuby , a friend and well-known lawyer who had represented him in the harassment case .

" He would often call me for advice , " said lawyer Ron Kuby , a friend who had represented him in court .
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[A]:
yes