Greenspan's stance has underpinned predictions the Fed will raise rates steadily this year.
Can we say the following?
The position of Greenspan has propped up the predictions that the Fed will gradually elevate the east interest rates year.

no

On November 25, 2001, a baby Asian elephant was born at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
Can we say the following?
baby elephant born

yes

To break the grinding cycle of debt and poverty, Yunus loaned $27 to Begum and more than 40 of her neighbours in the village of Joba. He allowed them to pay him back over the next year as their businesses started to produce stable profits.
Can we say the following?
Some people in the village of Joba received loans from Yunus.

yes

On August 21, the Polish weekly Przekroj published an advertisement for Dan-Mark exercise books, bearing the logo of 4fun.tv, a Polish music/interactive TV station. Part of the advertisement contained a definition of the word "exercise book". The wording looked familiar, and Wikinews consulted Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia. Upon seeing the Wikipedia definition, it appeared that the entry quoted in the promotional material was identical to the initial two paragraphs of the relevant Wikipedia entry.
Can we say the following?
Readers of online encyclopedias can edit the contents.
no