Q: Called " Taxpayers Against the Recall , " it was to be launched Wednesday afternoon outside a Sacramento fire station .

The new effort , Taxpayers Against the Recall , will be formally launched today outside a Sacramento fire station .

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A: yes
Q: " What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the Constitution , " she said .

The church 's lawyer , Shirley Phelps-Roper , was clear : " What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the constitution , " she said .

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A: yes
Q: He led Philippine police to a tonne of TNT that officials say was intended for planned attacks in Singapore on Western targets , including US and Australian diplomatic posts .

He led Philippine police to a ton of TNT officials say was intended for attacks on Western targets in Singapore , including the US Embassy .

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A:
no