Q: Currently , about 37,000 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea .

There are 100,000 U.S. troops in Asia , most of them in South Korea and Japan .

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A: no
Q: R & D spending is expected to be $ 4.4 billion for the year , as compared to the previous expectation of $ 4.3 billion .

Spending on research and development is expected to be $ 4.4 billion for the year , compared with the previous expectation of $ 4.3 billion .

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A: yes
Q: Revelations of the expenditures shocked some employees at Delta , an airline that is cutting jobs as it struggles with increased security costs and fewer passengers .

Revelations of the expenditures shocked some employees at Delta , an airline that has posted huge losses and cut jobs as it struggles with increased security costs and fewer passengers .

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yes