QUES: Whitey Bulger is now on the law enforcement agency 's " 10 Most Wanted " list alongside Osama bin Laden .

A former FBI informant , Whitey Bulger is now on the agency 's " Ten Most Wanted " list alongside Osama bin Laden .

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

QUES: Wal-Mart , Kohl 's Corp. , Family Dollar Stores Inc . , and Big Lots Inc. were among the merchants posting May sales that fell below Wall Street 's modest expectations .

Wal- Mart , Kohl 's Corp. , Family Dollar Stores Inc . , and Big Lots Inc. posted May sales that fell below Wall Street 's modest expectations .

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

QUES: He was a close associate of Sept . 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , " Bush said .

" He 's a known killer who was a close associate of Sept . 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no