The 500,000 eligible, Muslim voters are likely to reward Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) in the September 18 parliamentary election, for its anti-Iraq war position and pro-Muslim policies.
Is this true: The parliamentary election takes place on September 18.
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A: yes
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The Italian air transport sector features many typical causes of industrial conflict, including: the troubled economic situation of Alitalia, Italy's flagship airline (IT0404304F); a set of specific factors concerning services delivery; and a marked fragmentation of trade union representation.
Is this true?
Italian flight assistants go on strike.
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no
Problem: While the total population for Missouri increased by 2.8 percent, the Hispanic population shows a 24.9 percent increase between 2000 and 2004.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Missouri's population is 2.8 million.

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Answer: no
Q: Consumers continued buying fewer lattes and coffees at Starbucks in its second quarter and restructuring charges led to a 77 percent in net income, but the drop in sales was something of an improvement. Starbucks Corp. - hurt in recent quarters by the perception that its drinks are too pricey - said Wednesday that sales at established locations fell 8 percent both worldwide and in the U.S. the first three months of 2009 compared with a year earlier. In the last three months of last year, Starbucks' global same-store sales fell 9 percent and U.S. same-store sales declined 10 percent.
Starbucks is a US coffee giant.
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In keeping with our national strategy, the concept of the operation was to further deploy our agent staffing and tactical infrastructure resources along the immediate border area, the Rio Grande River, to prevent and deter the illegal entry and smuggling of aliens into the United States at the border itself.
Can we say the following?
Steps are being taken to stop the smuggling of aliens.
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yes
A unique feature of previous Ebola outbreaks has been the relative sparing of children. For the first time, an out break of an unusual illness-Ebola haemorrhagic fever occurred in Northern Uganda - Gulu district.
Can we say the following?
Ebola Epidemic breaks out in Zaire.
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no