[Q]: The Thomson First Call consensus was for earnings of 19 cents a share .

Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected earnings of 19 cents per share in the third quarter .
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[A]: no

[Q]: Nine traffic deaths were blamed on the storm in North Carolina , Virginia , Maryland , Pennsylvania and Washington .

At least 36 deaths have been blamed on the storm , 20 of them in Virginia .
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[A]: no

[Q]: If you 're over here thinking this problem has been blown out of proportion by the media , you are wrong .

" If you think this problem has been blown out of proportion by the media , you are wrong . "
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Besides the fact that Americans want to be liked , she said , there is a " huge cost when world opinion is negative to the United States .

Americans just want to be liked , she said , but there also is a " huge cost " when world opinion is negative toward the United States .
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[A]:
yes