Question:
Whilst the Government has an absolute majority in the Australian Senate, it is not guaranteed that the necessary legislation will pass this house. Garnering the support of key Senator Joyce is critical to ensure that the bills will pass (as he will have the deciding vote) and he has already stated that, due to a damning report released earlier in the House of Representatives showing that fourteen percent of lines were faulty amongst other criticsm, that it has turned the "green [light] to amber" [1].
Is this true?
Mr Joyce is an Australian Senator.
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yes
Problem: Yes, water is a critical area of dispute in the Arab-Israeli conflict; but given the current climate of peacemaking, and given the general war-weariness among states and populations, such predictions are excitable pieces of subjectivism.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
There is a territorial waters dispute.

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Answer: no
Q: United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was convicted Monday on seven counts of failing to report gifts. Stevens, a senior United States Senator from Alaska and the longest serving Republican in the Senate, had been accused of not reporting tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from the VECO Corporation including free house remodeling. The jury in the District of Columbia found Stevens guilty on all seven counts.
Ted Stevens is the longest serving Republican in the US Senate.
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A: yes
The aftershocks were less in the past two months, but they seem to be starting again. We are really worried about the fate of these islands, Smriti Kana Saha of Ranjat village, in the Middle Andaman Island, told Reuters by phone.
Can we say the following?
Smriti Kana Saha is a resident of Ranjat village.
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yes
Question: Mr. Bush warned opposition Democrats in Congress against raising taxes, saying that is the worst thing lawmakers could do. But he did urge them to pass legislation that could help more Americans refinance their homes. "When Congress comes back, I look forward to working with them to deal with the economic realities of the moment and to ensure the American people that we will do everything we can to make sure we remain a prosperous country," he added.

The Congress wants to boost the economy.

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Answer: no
Question:
Gastrointestinal bleeding can happen as an adverse effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen.
Is this true?
Aspirin prevents gastrointestinal bleeding.
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no