Q: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas told Palestinian Satellite TV the helicopter strike was a " terrorist attack . "

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas denounced the helicopter strike as a " criminal and terrorist " Israeli attack .

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A: yes
Q: The most recent was in 1998 , when Dr Barnett Slepian was killed in his home in Amherst , New York .

The most recent killing was in 1998 , when Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot and killed in his home in Amherst , N.Y.

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A: yes
Q: The United States only agreed to let the agency back into Iraq after repeated warnings by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei .

Washington only agreed to let the U.N. mission into Iraq after repeated warnings by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei .

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A:
yes