QUES: UBS Warburg downgraded Altria , a Dow member , to " neutral " from " buy , " based on valuation .

It fell 0.5 percent after UBS downgraded it to " neutral " from " buy , " citing valuation .

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

QUES: Shares of Hartford rose $ 2.88 to $ 46.50 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading .

Shares of Hartford were up $ 2.28 , or 5.2 percent , to $ 45.90 in midday trading .

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

QUES: The league said it is not taking a position on whether Governor Gray Davis should be recalled in the Oct. 7 voting , and will not endorse a replacement candidate .

The group said it is not taking a position on whether Davis should be recalled and will not endorse a replacement candidate .

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