Q: Ten , two mobile homes and numerous outbuildings were destroyed by the now-smoldering fire northwest of Boulder .

He said eight or nine homes had been destroyed by the now-smoldering fire northwest of Boulder .

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A: yes
Q: Last year the court upheld Cleveland 's school voucher program , ruling 5-4 that vouchers are constitutional if they provide parents a choice of religious and secular schools .

Last year , the court ruled 5-4 in an Ohio case that government vouchers are constitutional if they provide parents with choices among a range of religious and secular schools .

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A: yes
Q: Mr Levine confirmed that Ms Cohen Alon had tried to sell the story during the World Cup .

Ms Cohen Alon 's lawyer , Donald Levine , confirmed she tried to sell the story in February .

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A:
yes