Question: iran has noticeably increased the number of executions in recent months as officials enforce a campaign aimed at promoting virtue and boosting security in

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Answer: iranian officials have increased executions in 2007 as officials enforce a campaign purportedly aimed at promoting virtue and boosting security in society.

Question: About 100 firefighters are in the bosque today, Albuquerque Fire Chief Robert Ortega said.

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Answer: "We were seconds away from having that happen," Albuquerque Fire Chief Robert Ortega said.

Question: A black and tan dog looks at a black sheep.

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Answer: A black dog looking at a brown sheep in a pen.

Question: a siemens spokesman in germany stated to the agence france-presse that siemens was confident about the outcome of the talks to sell the plutonium-processing facility.

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Answer:
a siemens spokesman in germany refrained from commenting on the political aspect of the sale of the plutonium-processing facility.