Premise: It's like one of those Westerns where the town barber is also the postmaster and the saloonkeeper.

Hypothesis: In Westerns, the town barber was sometimes the doctor.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The report should not have errors in logic and reasoning.

Hypothesis: The report can have up to 10 errors.
Answer: no

Premise: Absent cost containment reforms, Medicare spending would contribute to federal dissaving over the long term even if the unified surpluses projected over the next decade are saved.

Hypothesis: Cost containment reforms are needed.
Answer: yes

Premise: Dole had an inability to reach out fully or lay out completely what was on his mind.

Hypothesis: It was often confusing for others to understand what was on Dole's mind.
Answer: it is not possible to tell