Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

Q: "And remember, gifts made before December 31, 1992, will still provide you with maximum tax deduction benefits."

A: "Remember, gifts made before December 31, 1992 provide tax deduction benefits."
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Q: The Times says this meeting was confirmed by a White House aide, while the Post says the White House declined to comment about it and has refused to release the relevant entry logs.

A: The Times says thiswas confirmed by a White House aide, while the Post says the White House declined to comment about it.
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Q: "My ears (or should I say my eyes) pricked up upon reading Robert M. Sebastian's "Red Pants" [XV, 3] wherein he cites, inter alia , Ezra Pound's Mr. Nixon: Don't kick against the pricks."

A:
My ears pricked up upon reading Robert M. Sebastian's "Red Pants"he cites, inter alia,Ezra Pound's Mr. Nixon: Don't kick against the pricks.
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