In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.

[EX Q]: Passage: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has become the latest Iraqi leader to angrily reject UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's call for an international conference to resolve the crisis in Iraq. Maliki also bitterly criticised Annan for likening the situation in Iraq to a civil war and accused him of polishing "the image of the former regime known for its crimes against humanity", in statement received by AFP on Tuesday.
[EX A]: become

[EX Q]: Passage: With the political implications so strong, it's unlikely the case of Elian Gonzalez will be closed quickly, said Richard Nuccio, a former Clinton administration Cuba adviser. ''With two members of Congress representing Elian's family's constituency, I don't see how Elian could be returned by the federal government without it going through the court system,'' Nuccio said.
[EX A]: implications

[EX Q]: Passage: Dr. Barnett Slepian was killed in his kitchen by a sniper's bullet last fall. Investigators said Friday they found a rifle buried near his home in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst.
[EX A]:
killed