Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

Q: Lured by the promise of increased federal revenues from the newly discovered gold, the United States Congress admitted California as the 31st state of the Union in 1850.

A: The United States Congress admitted California as the 31st state of the Union in 1850.
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Q: Sony Columbia Acquisition Corp., formed for the Columbia deal, will formally take ownership of the movie studio later this month, a spokesman said.

A: Sony Columbia Acquisition Corp will take ownership of the movie studio later this month.
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Q: Recommendation #8 Funding agencies should support research on screening and interventions for alcohol problems among ED patients and make the mechanisms of research supportknown to potential applicants in emergency medicine.

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Recommendation 8 Funding agencies should help research for alcohol problems (ED patients) and make research support known to potential applicants in emergency medicine.
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