The Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule to beef up the independence of mutual fund boards represents an industry defeat.
Is this true: The SEC's new rule will give boards independence.

A: yes

Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format.
Is this true: Microsoft Corp. is a partner of Intel Corp.

A: no

Claes was foreign minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1994, and secretary general of NATO from 1994 until 1995, when he was forced to resign because of allegations of corruption related to improper contracts for Agusta helicopters approved by him while he was minister of economic affairs. For that he also lost his civil rights for numerous years.
Is this true: NATO Secretary General Willy Claes resigned.

A: yes

The tallest building in Tokyo and the second tallest building in Japan, the TMGO was conceived as a high-tech center from which Tokyo could be led into the promising twenty-first century.
Is this true: TMGO is the tallest building in Japan.

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no