Q: Dividends are currently taxed at ordinary income tax rates of as much as 38.6 per cent .

Under current law , dividends are taxed at standard income tax rates up to 38.6 percent .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: yes
Q: In addition , the committee noted , " while spending is firming , the labour market has been weakening " .

" The evidence accumulated over the intermeeting period confirms that spending is firming , although the labor market has been weakening .

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A: yes
Q: Dotson was arrested Monday in his native Maryland and charged with murder .

Dotson , 21 , was subsequently charged with Dennehy 's murder .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A:
no