The ruling Popular Party proposed the ban of Batasuna after the 24-year-old Basque party refused to condemn the terrorist bombing the ETA carried out on Aug. 4 against civilians.
Is this true: The trigger for this move to ban Batasuna was their failure to condemn an ETA bombing.

A: yes

Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large corporations.
Is this true: Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6.7 billion takeover of long-distance provider MCI Inc. transformed the telephone industry.

A: no

The United Iraqi Alliance, endorsed by Iraq's top Shiite clerics, captured more than two-thirds of the 3.3 million votes counted so far, the election commission said.
Is this true: The United Iraqi Alliance won more than two-thirds of the 3.3 million votes counted so far, the election commission said.

A: yes

They're being forced to live on crumbs, so nuns at a Hollywood convent famous for its pumpkin bread are warning that they may have to slice up the place for development. The threat of a shutdown of the 75-year-old Monastery of the Angels below the Hollywood sign has prompted neighbors and supporters to mount a campaign to save the four-acre religious retreat. The volunteers say they may turn to the nuns' moist and fragrant pumpkin bread to help make up a cash shortfall that has slashed the monastery's operating budget by more than 70%.
Is this true: The Monastery of the Angels was founded 75 years ago.

A:
yes