Here are two sentences:

" I don 't want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks , " said Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt .

" I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks , " he told the Register .

yes

Here are two sentences:

The high Saturday is expected to be about 92 degrees , and it will likely drop to 90 degrees Sunday and Monday .

The high today will be about 92 degrees and will drop to 90 degrees Sunday and Monday .

yes

Here are two sentences:

Police said they believe Cruz knew of the girl through one of her former schoolmates - though neither the girl nor her family knew him .

Police said on Monday they believed Cruz knew of the fourth-grade girl through one of her former schoolmates , although neither the girl nor her family knew him .
yes