Question:
S1: The GPO previously closed bookstores in San Francisco , Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago , Birmingham , Cleveland , and Columbus .
S2: Since 2001 , the agency has closed bookstores in San Francisco , Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago , Birmingham , Ala . , Cleveland , Columbus , Ohio , and Washington .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: The indictment ''strikes at one of the very top targets in the drug trafficking world , ' ' said U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez .

The newly unsealed 32-count indictment alleges money laundering and conspiracy and " strikes at one of the very top targets in the drug-trafficking world , " Jimenez said .

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

[Q]: Despite such optimism , Taiwan 's SARS crisis threatened to whirl out of control this month .

Despite such optimism , Taiwan 's SARS crisis threatened to whirl out of control in the last week of May .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Yehuda Abraham , a 76-year-old jeweler in New York 's diamond district , allegedly accepted a $ 30,000 down payment on behalf of Lakhani for the missiles , the government said .
Yehuda Abraham , a 76-year-old jeweler from New York 's diamond district , accepted a $ 30,000 down payment on behalf of Lakhani for the first missile , investigators said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Identical wording was introduced in the Senate last week by three Republicans , Wayne Allard ( Colo . ) , Jeff Sessions ( Ala . ) and Sam Brownback ( Kan . ) .

Identical wording was introduced in the Senate last week by three Republicans : Wayne Allard of Colorado , Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Sam Brownback of Kansas .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Shares in Wal-Mart closed at $ 58.28 , up 16 cents , in Tuesday trading on the New York Stock Exchange .
Wal-Mart shares rose 16 cents to close at $ 58.28 on the New York Stock Exchange .

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yes