QUES: Mr. Carter , who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year , met here today with Japan 's prime minister , Junichiro Koizumi .

Carter , who received the Nobel Peace Prize last year , met in Tokyo yesterday with Japan 's prime minister , Junichiro Koizumi .

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QUES: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was free to withhold the names of more than 700 people detained in the aftermath of Sept . 11 , 2001 .

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the U.S. government can withhold the names of people detained as part of the September 11 investigation , reversing a lower court decision .

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ANS: no

QUES: Axelrod died in his sleep of heart failure , said his daughter , Nina Axelrod .

Axelrod died of heart failure while asleep at his Los Angeles home , said his daughter , Nina Axelrod .

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yes