[Q]: Officials with Rescue California , one of the groups leading the recall campaign , called the lawsuit laughable .

The director of Rescue California , the group leading the recall campaign , called the lawsuit " laughable . "

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The single currency rose as far as 135.13 yen , matching a record high hit shortly after the euro 's launch in January 1999 .
The single currency rose as far as 135.26 yen , its highest level since the introduction of the single currency in January 1999 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Shelley 's office reported Friday that 575,926 signatures have been reported to him .

Shelley 's office released signature counts late Friday and said counties had reported counting 575,926 signatures so far .
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no

Q: SARS , the deadly respiratory disease first detected in China last November , gave the agency its first real test of a new state-of-the-art emergency operations center .

And SARS , the deadly respiratory disease first detected in China last November , tested the agency 's new state-of-the-art emergency operations center .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Institute for Supply Management 's index of nonmanufacturing activity rose unexpectedly in April , reports said .
The Institute for Supply Management said its index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 50.7 from 47.9 in March .

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no

QUES: Durst was acquitted this week in the murder of his elderly neighbor , 71-year-old Morris Black .

Durst , a millionaire , pleaded self-defense in the death of his neighbor Morris Black .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no