Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Reuters reported Braun ended June with $ 22,126 in the bank , according to her FEC report , and the Rev. Al Sharpton reported $ 12,061 in the bank .
Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun ended June with $ 22,126 in the bank , according to her FEC report .

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no

input question: The virus kills roughly 36,000 people in an average year , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Complications from flu kill roughly 36,000 Americans in an average year , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " This blackout was largely preventable , " said Spencer Abraham , US energy secretary .
" This blackout was largely preventable , " Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said at a press conference this afternoon .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Mr Eddington warned yesterday that the future of the airline was " in the hands of the negotiators " .
S2: " The future of BA is in the hands of the negotiators , " Eddington told British Broadcasting Corp. television on Sunday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: The defeat of the ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday was the only thing to disrupt an otherwise orderly second round in Serena Williams 's half of the women 's draw .

The defeat of the ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday was the only thing to disrupt the otherwise orderly second-round progress in the Serena Williams half of the women 's draw .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

Question:
S1: The House and Senate are expected to vote on the omnibus bill in the next two months .
S2: The House Republican leadership said it expected to call members back Dec. 8 for a vote on the omnibus bill .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no