QUES: Lee told the newspaper that the girl had dragged the food , toys and other things into her mother 's bedroom , where he found her .

Lee , 33 , said the girl had dragged the food , toys and other things into her mother 's bedroom .

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

QUES: Just five months ago , Dean committed to accepting taxpayer money and vowed to attack any Democrat who didnt .

Just five months ago , Dean committed to accepting taxpayer money and the spending limits that come with it and vowed to attack any Democrat who didnt .

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

QUES: " September and third-quarter data confirm that demand in the global semiconductor market is rising briskly , " George Scalise , the SIA 's president , said in the statement .

" September and third quarter data confirm that demand in the global semiconductor market is rising briskly , " stated SIA President George Scalise , in a statement .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes