[Q]: Paul Durousseau , 30 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five slayings between December and February , and also is suspected of a 1997 killing in the state of Georgia .

Paul Durousseau , 32 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five Jacksonville slayings between December and February , and in a 1997 Georgia killing .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Maddox , 87 , cracked two ribs when he fell about 10 days ago at an assisted living home where he was recovering from intestinal surgery , Virginia Carnes said .
Maddox , who had battled cancer since 1983 , cracked two ribs earlier this month when he fell at an assisted living home where he was recovering from surgery .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The transaction will grant Handspring stockholders 0.09 of a share of Palm--and no shares of PalmSource--for each share of Handspring common stock .

Under the proposed terms of the transaction , and following the spinoff of PalmSource , Palm will exchange 0.09 shares for each share of Handspring .
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no

Q: The 2002 second quarter results don 't include figures from our friends at Compaq .

The year-ago numbers do not include figures from Compaq Computer .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Diana was at her lowest ebb when she wrote the letter to Paul Burrell claiming there was a plot to kill her .
Burrell said Diana wrote a letter in October 1996 claiming there was a plot to kill her in a smash and gave it to him to keep as insurance .

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no

QUES: A Commerce spokesman issued a brief statement late Friday , noting that the task force " evaluated regions of the world that are vital to global energy supply . "

" The energy task force evaluated regions of the world that are vital to global energy supply , " the statement said .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes