[Q]: General Jeffrey said he would donate his military pension to charity for the period he was in office at Yarralumla .

Maj-Gen Jeffery said he would give his military pension to charity while he served at Yarralumla .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
On Wednesday , the total of National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty worldwide stood at 154,603 .
As of yesterday , the total number of National Guard and Reserve troops called to duty worldwide stood at 154,603 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

A gunman who had ''a beef with the Postal Service ' ' stormed into a suburban post office and took two employees hostage Wednesday , authorities said .

A gunman stormed into the Lakeside post office and took two employees hostage Wednesday , San Diego County authorities said .
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yes

Q: Excluding food and energy costs , the core CPI was up 0.1 percent last month , compared to a rise of 0.2 percent in July .

Excluding food and energy costs , the core CPI is seen rising 0.2 percent , matching the July figure .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Tisha Kresler , a spokeswoman for Global Crossing , declined to comment .
A Global Crossing representative had no immediate comment .

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yes

QUES: In a major setback to consumers , a federal judge granted the government 's request Thursday to shut down a company that helps customers buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada .

A federal judge Thursday granted a request by the Food and Drug Administration to shut down Rx Depot , a popular Internet company that sells cheaper prescription drugs from Canada .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes