TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: The Times says this meeting was confirmed by a White House aide, while the Post says the White House declined to comment about it and has refused to release the relevant entry logs.

SOLUTION: The Times says thiswas confirmed by a White House aide, while the Post says the White House declined to comment about it.

PROBLEM: The preliminary stages of the project, the only one of its kind according to its designers, are estimated at $200 million.

SOLUTION: designer says,one of a kind begining stages of the proect are estimated at $200 million

PROBLEM: Alumni gifts have always played a major role in the dental school programs. Students from classes ten, twenty and thirty years ago received an education that was rounded out by alumni contributions.

SOLUTION:
Alumni gift have always been a role in the dental program. Students from ten-thirty years ago received an education that was by alumni contributions.