Critics of HRW include the former governments it has investigated , NGO Monitor , the media , and its founder ( and national chairman ) , Robert L. Bernstein .
Critics of HRW include the former governments that it has examined , NGO monitor , the media and its founder ( and national chairman ) , Robert L. Bernstein .

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yes

The Island was named after the Reverend David Dunbar who came with Robert Rutherford 's group to the area from North Ireland , in 1729 .
The Island was named after the reverend Robert Rutherford , who came to the region in 1729 with David Dunbar 's group from Northern Ireland .

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no

I tried to buy it when George Romney ( later Governor of Michigan ) and Roy Abernethy were leading AMC .
I tried to buy it when George Romney ( later Michigan governor ) and Roy Abernethy were running AMC .

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yes

Strathairn attended Williams College in Williamstown , Massachusetts , and graduated from Redwood High School in Larkspur , California , in 1970 .
Strathairn visited the Redwood High School in Larkspur , California , and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown , Massachusetts in 1970 .

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no