QUES: Monday , the CIA said analysts concluded that Saddam is likely the speaker on the tape .

The CIA on Monday said voice and sound analysts concluded that Saddam is probably the speaker on the tape .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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QUES: Immediately after the blast , people portraying some of the 150 " victims " stumbled amid the wreckage as emergency vehicles converged on the scene .

Immediately after the small explosion , people portraying victims stumbled amid the wreckage as fire trucks and other emergency vehicles converged .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: " We 're confident that the new leadership will take responsibility for the past actions of the Archdiocese of Boston , " Lincoln said .

" We are confident that the new leadership in Boston will be willing to take responsibility for the past actions of the archdiocese , ' said Lincoln . "

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes