[Q]: As temperatures soar above 50 degrees ( 120 Fahrenheit ) , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt in Basra .

As temperatures soar above 120 Fahrenheit in Basra , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: However , the Nasdaq composite index managed to eke out a gain of 4.64 points at 1,735.34 .

The Nasdaq composite held on to the slimmest of gains , up 4.64 at 1,735.34 .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Bush 's aides describe Omaha as the most crucial stop , since Sen. Ben Nelson ( D-Neb . ) has become their top lobbying target on the tax cut package .

Bush 's aides describe Omaha as the most crucial stop , since Senator Ben Nelson , Democrat of Nebraska , has become their top lobbying target on the tax-cut package .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: The state has received 19 entries in a competition for a World Trade Center Memorial and is working with families of victims to select a winner .

The state has received 19 entries in that competition and is working with families of victims to select a winner .
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[A]:
yes