input question: Lower state courts and federal courts are still hearing recall several recall cases , one of which a Los Angeles court dismissed on Friday .
Lower state courts and federal courts are still hearing cases on the recall , but the prospects are uncertain .

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output answer: no

[Q]: The festival kicked off yesterday one day after the Competition Commission delivered its final verdict to the Government on the proposed 4.1 billion merger .
The Competition Commission delivered its verdict yesterday on the proposed merger of the two big ITV players , Carlton and Granada .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad today after demonstrators stormed a police station demanding they be given jobs they claimed to have paid bribes for .
S2: Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad Wednesday after demonstrators demanding jobs stormed a police station and threw stones at officers , police said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: And the First Amendment doesn 't say that the free exercise of religion is allowed except in government buildings .

The amendment deals with the free exercise of religion versus the government establishment of a religion .

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

[Q]: " We 're making these commitments first and foremost because we think it 's the right thing to do , " said Michael Mudd , spokesman for the Northfield-based company .

" We 're making these commitments first and foremost because we think it 's the right thing to do , " company spokesman Michael Mudd said yesterday .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: " Arifin has disclosed to the I.S.D. that he is involved with a group of like-minded individuals in planning terrorist attacks against certain targets in Thailand , " the statement said .

" Arifin has disclosed . . . that he is involved with a group of like-minded individuals in planning terrorist attacks against certain targets in Thailand .

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[A]:
yes