Q: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX advanced 2 points , or 0.24 percent , to 977 .

The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 6.52 points , or 0.39 percent , at 1,645.66 .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock are in different political worlds .
Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was first choice of 25 percent , followed by state Sen. Tom McClintock with 18 percent .

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A:
no

input question: President Bush and top administration officials cited the threat from Iraq 's banned weapons programs as the main justification for going to war .
President Bush and top officials in his administration cited the threat from Iraq 's alleged chemical and biological weapons and nuclear weapons program as the main justification for going to war .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Johnsons site is www.katyjohnson .com. Maxs is www.tuckermax.com.
Ms. Johnson 's site is www.katyjohnson .com. Mr. Max 's is www.tuckermax.com.
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Samudra claims the meeting agreed with this and fine-tuning was handed to Dulmatin , a bombmaker still on the run and so-called smiling Bali bomber , Amrozi .
S2: He claims they agreed on this plot and that fine-tuning was handed to Dulmatin , a bombmaker who is still on the run .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

input question: The number of probable cases dropped to 64 on Tuesday from 66 on Monday in and around Toronto , a city of four million people .
As of Monday , there were 66 probable cases in and around Toronto , a city of 4 million people .

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output answer:
yes