[Q]: Mr Fitzgibbon expects some of the 17,000 additional US troops heading for Afghanistan will bolster Australian forces operating in the dangerous Oruzgan province in the south. The defence minister was planning to raise the issue specifically with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates. He has already held talks with US central command chief General David Petraeus and director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta. General Petraeus discussed the new US strategy for Afghanistan and the troop surge in which an extra 17,000 troops will be deployed in the southern provinces where Taliban insurgents have been most active. Only 7,000 additional US troops are heading for Afghanistan.
[A]: No

[Q]: Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 25, 1997, to examine and report upon all matters relating to the future of the Canadian War Museum, including, but not restricted to, its structure, budget, name and independence, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of its examination. Your committee was authorized by the Senate to engage the services of personnel as necessary for the purposes of examining all matters relating to the future of the Canadian War Museum.
[A]: It's impossible to say

[Q]: SYDNEY, Oct 5 (Reuters) - An Australian couple got a fright when they were swallowed by a three-meter (10-foot) sinkhole as they sat in their car enjoying the Adelaide views. The couple, who suffered minor bruising, climbed out of the sunken vehicle on Tuesday and found refuge with a resident in the suburb of Glen Osmond. "They were quite shocked, so we gave them a cup of tea and you know, sort of settled them down," Dewald Behrens told the Seven Network. The sinkhole opened above an old lead and silver mine shaft, media said. The tea settled them down.
[A]: Yes

[Q]: AMSTERDAM, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Dutch telecoms group KPN is not considering further dividend cuts or a rights issue, a spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday. Some analysts said earlier on Wednesday a dividend cut or rights issue would help KPN to cut its debt level after it called off the sale of its Belgian mobile phone unit BASE. The Dutch telecoms group is struggling to reverse a fall in domestic sales. KPN has employed cartman
[A]:
It's impossible to say