Q: Identical wording was introduced in the Senate last week by three Republicans , Wayne Allard ( Colo . ) , Jeff Sessions ( Ala . ) and Sam Brownback ( Kan . ) .

Identical wording was introduced in the Senate last week by three Republicans : Wayne Allard of Colorado , Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Sam Brownback of Kansas .

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A: yes
Q: They said they were not advocating the changes yet , but believed they are worth considering especially as NATO expands to 26 members .

The sponsors said they were not advocating the changes yet , but believed it was worth considering - especially as NATO expands to 26 members .

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A: yes
Q: 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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A:
yes