Question: Washington (CNN) -- When Paul Ryan struggled to explain a budget-balancing timeline under Mitt Romney, he highlighted the difficulty of trying to run a substantive campaign without being too specific.

While Ryan's interview Tuesday with Fox News' Brit Hume was no Sarah Palin-Katie Couric moment, the Republican vice presidential candidate's discomfort in answering when Romney's proposal would balance the budget was evident.

Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he was unsure when Romney's proposals would balance the federal budget. Romney's plans say he would "put the federal government on a course toward a balanced budget" but does not say when.

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Hume repeatedly pressed Ryan on the question of "when" Romney's budget would balance.

Hume: "The budget plan you're now supporting would get to balance when?"

Ryan: "Well, there are different -- the budget plan that Mitt Romney is supporting gets us down to 20% of GDP (gross domestic product) government spending by 2016. That means get the size of government back to where it historically has been. What President Obama has done is he brought the size of government to as high as it hasn't been since World War II. We want to reduce the size of government to have more economic freedom."

Hume: "I get that. What about balance?"

Ryan: "I don't know exactly what the balance is. I don't want to get wonky on you, but we haven't run the numbers on that specific plan. The plan we offer in the House balances the budget. I'd put a contrast. President Obama, never once, ever, has offered a plan to ever balance the budget. The United States Senate, they haven't even balanced, they haven't passed a budget in three years." 1. Who had a hard time explaining budget?
2. Who was he under at the time?
3. What specifically did he cite were his problems in running the campaign? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Paul Ryan
2. Mitt Romney
3. balancing a budget

Question: The quality of water supply in southern Beijing has been improving in recent years, an official said.

In addition to improvements in the network of pipes, the government has been upgrading three recycled water plants in the south of the capital, said Zhao Lei, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.

"The transformation of the three plants has increased the recycled water processing capacity by 160,000 cubic meters per day," he said.

In addition, the city is also speeding up the construction of sewage treatment plants to further recycle the sewage, Zhao said.

Zhang Xiang, a researcher from Nature University, an environmental protection NGO in Beijing, said recycled water use should be promoted, especially in water-scarce cities such as Beijing.

Setting up more recycled water plants in the capital will not only promote efficient water use, but also reduce costs because recycling water is much cheaper than transferring it over long distances, he said.

According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants citywide in the next three years while upgrading 20 sewage treatment plants.

The treatment rate of domestic sewage in downtown Beijing will reach 98 percent by the end of 2015, it said.

The capital's recycled water is mainly used for industry, landscaping and cleaning, Zhang said.

Many new communities in southern Beijing are equipped with a network to recycle water.

In the past, people were not enthusiastic about using recycled water. However, as the government has boosted the quality of recycled water and set up more recycled water plants, more residents are gradually accepting it.

Residents in southern Beijing will also enjoy more clean energy, as the government will replace traditional coal-burning stoves with electric radiators as part of a three-year plan to develop southern Beijing from 2013 to 2015.

Since 2010, Beijing has taken measures to develop its southern areas. Earlier efforts have seen the region, which used to rely heavily on low-end industries such as cement factories and small coal mines, being turned into a bustling commercial center and home to many educational institutions. 1. Which city is this story about?
2. Which section of the city?
3. Are things getting better there?
4. What specifically is getting better?
5. Is the entirety of the sewage treated in Beijing?
6. What uses does the treated water have?
7. Previously, did people get excited about treated water?
8. Has that changed at all?
9. What brought about that change?
10. What kind of heating is used there?
11. Is that going to change?
12. To what?
13. When?
14. How many parts are there to the plan for that?
15. What are the traditional industries of the region?
16. What kinds of things have been developed there more recently?
17. When did the city begin to make changes to this area?
18. How many new plants are there plans to open?
19. Will some plants also be improved?
20. How many? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Beijing
2. southern
3. yes
4. quality of water supply
5. unknown
6. industry, landscaping and cleaning
7. no
8. yes
9. government has boosted the quality of recycled water
10. traditional coal-burning stoves
11. yes
12. electric radiators
13. 2013 to 2015
14. three
15. cement factories and small coal mines
16. commercial center and educational institutions
17. 2010
18. According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants
19. yes
20. 20

Question: The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the contiguous Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. As a region, this term most often refers to the coastal states of California, Oregon and Washington. More specifically, it refers to an area defined on the east by the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division.

As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population of the Census Bureau's Pacific Region was approximately 47.8 million (56.9 million if Nevada and Arizona are included) about 15.3% (18.2% with Nevada and Arizona) of US population. The largest city on the west coast of the United States is Los Angeles.

Major cities and metropolitan areas on the West Coast include (from north to south):

However, of these aforementioned cities and metropolitan areas, only Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Francisco and San Diego are directly on the open Pacific Ocean.

The history of the West Coast begins with the arrival of the earliest known humans of the Americas, Paleo-Indians, crossing the Bering Strait from Eurasia into North America over a land bridge, Beringia, that existed between 45,000 BCE and 12,000 BCE (47,00014,000 years ago). Small isolated groups of hunter-gatherers migrated alongside herds of large herbivores far into Alaska. Between 16,500 BCE and 13,500 BCE (18,50015,500 years ago), ice-free corridors developed along the Pacific coast and valleys of North America and possibly by sea. 1. What's the largest city on the west coast of the US?
2. Who were the earliest known humans to arrive on the West Coast?
3. What did they cross to get here?
4. From where?
5. Which states are usually thought of as the West coast region?
6. What exactly is the West or Pacific Coast?
7. What is the Pacific States division?
8. What was the population of the Pacific Region in 2010?
9. How much would it have been with Nevada and Arizona?
10. What percentage of the population would that be (without NV and AZ)?
11. What was the land bridge that Paleo-Indians crossed, called?
12. When did it exist?
13. Which kind of people migrated into Alaska?
14. When did ice-free corridors appear?
15. Which three cities, on the open ocean, are mentioned?
16. Which desert is located to the east of the Pacific Region?
17. What is another mountain range?
18. Who estimated the population of the Pacific Region in 2010? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Los Angeles
2. Paleo-Indians
3. Bering Strait
4. Eurasia
5. California, Oregon and Washington
6. Pacific Ocean
7. California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii
8. 47.8 million
9. 56.9 million
10. 15.3%
11. Beringia
12. between 45,000 BCE and 12,000 BCE
13. hunter-gatherers
14. Between 16,500 BCE and 13,500 BCE
15. Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Francisco and San Diego
16. Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert
17. Cascade Range
18. Census Bureau