[Q]: Senate President Pro Tempore Robert D. Garton , R-Columbus , said he spoke with Kernan not long before the oath of office ceremony .

Senate President Pro Tempore Robert D. Garton , R-Columbus , said he 'll miss the governor 's civility most .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
He is charged in three bombings in Atlanta _ including a blast at the 1996 Olympics _ along with the bombing in Alabama .
He is charged in three bombings in Atlanta including a blast at the 1996 Olympics and one in Alabama .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" I conclude that plaintiffs have shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to Bin Laden and Al Qaeda , " Baer said .

Judge Harold Baer concluded Wednesday that lawyers for the two victims " have shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to bin Laden and al-Qaida . "
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yes

Q: That failure to act contributed to September the 11th and the failure to act today continues ( to put ) Americans in a vulnerable circumstance , " Graham said .

" That failure to act contributed to September 11 and the failure to act today continues [ to put ] Americans in a vulnerable circumstance , " said Graham .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
On Wednesday , Judge Pollack dismissed another case , this one against Merrill Lynch investors in the firm 's Global Technology Fund .
On Wednesday , Judge Pollack dismissed a similar class-action lawsuit filed by investors who lost money in Merrill 's Global Technology fund .

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yes

QUES: This was double the $ 818 million reported for the first three months of 2001 .

Berkshire Hathaway made profits of $ 1.7 billion in the first three months of this year alone , its best performance .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no