Q: " The flu season has had an earlier onset than we 've seen in many years , " said Julie Gerberding , director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta .

We 're seeing some very high levels of widespread flu infections in some places , " said Dr. Julie Gerberding , director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Shadrin said Khodorkovsky 's aircraft was approached by officers identifying themselves as members of the FSB intelligence service , the domestic successor to the Soviet KGB .
Shadrin said Khodorkovsky 's aircraft was approached by officers identifying themselves as members of the FSB domestic intelligence service .

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yes

input question: " New " farmers say they have increased the numbers of dogs they keep for " protection " but former farmers say the packs are used to hunt depleted wildlife .
Farmers say they have increased the numbers of dogs they keep for protection , although some packs are used to hunt depleted wildlife .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma today cut short a visit to Latin America as a bitter border wrangle between Ukraine and Russia deteriorates further .
The dispute has led Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to cut short a state visit to Latin America .
(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: Authorities appealed to the public Friday to come forward and provide what could be the key to solving the sniper-style shootings that have killed three people outside area convenience stores .
S2: Authorities looked to the public yesterday for help in solving the deadly sniper-style shootings of three people outside Charleston-area convenience stores .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: Sgt. Ernest Bucklew , 33 , was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania .
Ernest Bucklew was headed home for his mother 's funeral in Pennsylvania .

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output answer:
yes