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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Michael is innocent , " Jackson 's mother , Katherine , said in a written statement .
" Michael Jackson is unequivocally and absolutely innocent of these charges , " Geragos said .
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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Those findings , published in today 's Journal of the American Medical Association , are the latest bad news about estrogen-progestin therapy .
The findings , published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association , were the latest bad news about estrogen-progestin therapy .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Rendezvous has been a TIBCO mark for many years and is one of our flagship products , " said George Ahn , chief marketing officer , Tibco .
Tibco 's chief marketing officer George Ahn said : " Rendezvous has been a Tibco mark for many years and is one of our flagship products .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
It is almost certain to exacerbate the bitter divisions between Washington and Europe that have not abated since the end of the war in Iraq .
It is almost certain to exacerbate the divisions between Washington and Europe that emerged before the war in Iraq .
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yes