Premise:
"He tries to disarm the accusation that he was callous about executing Karla Fay Tucker by portraying his decision as an anguished crisis of conscience."
Hypothesis: He's saying whatever will convince the voters to give him another chance.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"yeah i have several friends that play softball they play softball in different church leagues"
Hypothesis: I don't have any friends who play softball at all.

no

Premise:
"the diversity of the programs."
Hypothesis: The programs are diverse.
it is not possible to tell