Q: The book , scheduled for release next month , is described by Franken as a criticism of right-wing leaders and media spokesmen .

The book , scheduled for publication next month , has been described by Franken as a criticism of right wing leaders and media spokespeople .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV quoted unnamed experts as saying launch will be between Oct. 10 and 17 and will carry two men .
The Web site of Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV quoted unnamed experts as saying it would happen between Oct. 10 and 17 and carry two men .

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yes

input question: It appears that the machine was cracked using a ptrace exploit by a local user immediately after the exploit was posted on BugTraq . "
" It appears that the machine was cracked using a ptrace exploit by a local user immediately after the exploit was posted , " it added .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The seventh person charged in the case - Habis Abdu al Saoub - remains at large .
The seventh member of the cell , Habis Abdullah al Saoub , 37 , a Jordanian , remains at large .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: President Vlad imir Putin threw his weight behind Russia ' s main pro-Kremlin political party for the first time last week , ahead of parliamentary elections .
S2: President Vladimir Putin threw his weight for the first time on Saturday behind Russia 's main pro-Kremlin political party ahead of parliamentary elections .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced Tuesdays ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to help .
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced yesterday 's ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to assist in the Canadian situation .

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output answer:
yes