[Q]: That failure to act contributed to September the 11th and the failure to act today continues ( to put ) Americans in a vulnerable circumstance , " Graham said .

" That failure to act contributed to September 11 and the failure to act today continues [ to put ] Americans in a vulnerable circumstance , " said Graham .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Massachusetts is one of 12 states that does not have the death penalty , having abolished capital punishment in 1984 .

Massachusetts is one of 12 states without the death penalty , having abolished it in 1984 .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: They said : " We believe that the time has come for legislation to make public places smoke-free .

" The time has come to make public places smoke-free , " they wrote in a letter to the Times newspaper .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Mr. Rollins made $ 721,154 in salary and $ 243,389 in bonuses in the prior fiscal year .

Kevin Rollins , Dell 's president , received $ 770,962 in salary and a bonus of just more than $ 2 million in fiscal 2003 .
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[A]:
yes