Q: The 244th Engineer Battalion has been clearing rubble , building playgrounds and restoring irrigation in Iraq , the military said . -- The battalion has been clearing rubble , building playgrounds and restoring irrigation in Iraq , military officials told The Associated Press . --
A: " yes "

Q: They were not supplied or given to us but unearthed by our reporter , David Blair , in the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad . " -- They were not supplied or given to us , but unearthed by our reporter " in Iraq 's foreign ministry , he said . --
A: " yes "

Q: Belcher said the airport 's conference room became a shelter for several area families who had hiked up wooded hillsides in advance of rising water . -- Belcher said the airport 's conference room was serving as a makeshift shelter for several area families who hiked up the wooded hillside in advance of rising water . --
A: " yes "

Q: And in the Muslim world , Osama bin Laden is becoming more of a hero , not less of one . -- And in the Muslim world , Osama bin Laden , the missing leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network , is becoming more of a hero , not less of one . --
A:
" yes "