QUES: Rep. Peter Deutsch , D-Fla . , criticized the FDA 's efforts in Florida .

Peter Deutsch , D-Fla . , said he wanted to congratulate the FDA .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: Sgt. Ernest Bucklew , 33 , was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania .

Ernest Bucklew was headed home for his mother 's funeral in Pennsylvania .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The government defeated the rebel motion by 297 votes to 117 in the 659-seat House of Commons .
It was defeated by 297 votes to 117 , a Government majority of 180 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Sony Ericsson also said it would shut down its GSM / UMTS R & D center in Munich , Germany , to increase profitability .

Sony Ericsson also said it plans to close its R & D site in Munich , Germany , for GSM and UMTS handsets .
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no

Q: Jim Guest , president of Consumers Union , said they stand by their reporting .

Jim Guest , president of Consumers Union , said the Supreme Court did not address the merits of the case .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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- yes
A: no

[Q]: Marissa Jaret Winokur , as Tracy , won for best actress in a musical .
Newcomer Marissa Jaret Winokur in " Hairspray " bested Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters in " Gypsy " for best actress in a musical .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]:
no