QUES: " By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " Lieberman said .

" By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " the Connecticut Democrat told a Capitol Hill news conference .

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

QUES: Based on the history and success of The Winston in Charlotte , I believe theres no place but Lowes Motor Speedway that can do it justice .

" Based on the history and success of The Winston in Charlotte , I believe there 's no place but Lowe 's Motor Speedway that can do it justice . "

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

QUES: Gyorgy Heizler , head of the local disaster unit , said the coach was carrying 38 passengers .

The head of the local disaster unit , Gyorgy Heizler , said the coach driver had failed to heed red stop lights .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS:
no