[Q]: The new 25-member Governing Council 's first move was to scrap holidays honoring Saddam and his party and to create a public holiday marking the day of his downfall .

Its first decisions were to scrap all holidays honoring Saddam and his outlawed Baath Party and to create a new public holiday marking the day of his downfall .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" The timing of [ the miniseries ] is absolutely staggering to me , " Nancy Reagan said in a statement to Fox News Channel last week .
Nancy Reagan issued a statement last week to the Fox News Channel saying , " The timing of [ the miniseries ] is absolutely staggering to me .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Elsewhere in the diary , Truman showed a more familiar side , colorful and outspoken in his disdain for life in the White House .

History aside , the diary reveals a colorful , witty , introspective and irreverent president outspoken in his disdain for life in the White House .
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no

Q: The discoveries came a day after a package bomb burst into flames in the Bologna , Italy home of EU Commission President Romano Prodi , who was not injured .

The discoveries came after a package bomb went off in the Bologna , Italy home of EU Commission President Romano Prodi on Sunday .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The GAO found cable rates have increased 40 percent over the past five years , versus 12 percent inflation during the period .
The GAO found that cable rates have increased by 40 percent during the past five years , far above the 12 percent inflation in that period .

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yes

QUES: Rosenthal declined comment on the Garrett situation Tuesday but said in a statement : " We had a big contract negotiation .

The show 's creator and executive producer , Phil Rosenthal , quipped in a statement : " We had a big contract negotiation .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no