QUES: Medicaid is the federal and state government health insurance program for the poor .

Medicaid , which receives federal and state funding , is the government health-insurance program for the poor .

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

QUES: By Wednesday , the Red Planet will come as near to Earth as it has been in 60,000 years .

On Wednesday , at 7.51pm , Mars will be the closest to Earth it has been for 59,619 years .

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

QUES: " It 's just too important to keeping crime down , " he said of Operation Impact , which began Jan. 3 .

" It 's just too important to keeping crime down in the city to let it lapse , " the mayor said of Operation Impact .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no