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Original: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strenghtens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to police consumer lending.
Revised: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strengthens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to police consumer lending.
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Original: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strenghtens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to police consumer lending.
Revised: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strenghtens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to oversee consumer lending.
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Original:  "Never again, never again should Wall Street greed bring such suffering to our country," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md after the bill was passed by the House.
Revised:  "Never again, never again should Wall Street greed bring such suffering to our country," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD after the bill was passed by the House.
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Original:  Democrats struggled to win the full support of these senators even after meeting their demands and backing down on a US $19 billion tax on big banks and hedge funds.
Revised:  Democrats struggled to win the full support of these senators even after backing down on a US $19 billion tax on big banks and hedge funds.
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Original:  The $ 19 billion tax was inserted in the 2000 page plus bill late last week, catching big banks by surprise . Brown was the first one to object and threatened to vote against the new regulations if the tax was not removed.
Revised:  The $ 19 billion tax was inserted in the 2000 page plus bill late last week, which came as a surprise to many large banks. Brown initially objected to the tax, and threatened to vote against the new regulations if the tax was not removed.
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Original:  The $ 19 billion tax was inserted in the 2000 page plus bill late last week, catching big banks by surprise . Brown was the first one to object and threatened to vote against the new regulations if the tax was not removed.
Revised:  The $ 19 billion tax was inserted in the 2000 page plus bill late last week, catching big banks by surprise . Brown was the first one to object and threatened to vote against the entire bill if the tax was not removed.
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Original:  On Wednesday, Collins wrote a statement that she was inclined to vote for the bill.
Revised:  On Wednesday, Collins wrote a statement saying that she now planned to vote for the bill.
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Original:  However, Brown remained on the fence and said he would need Congress' week-long July 4 recess to examine the details of the bill.
Revised:  However, Brown remained on the fence and said he would use recess during the week of July 4th to examine the details of the bill.
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Original:  House Republican leader John Boehner remarked in a newspaper interview that the new bill was like using a nuclear weapon on an ant.
Revised:  House Republican leader John Boehner compared the new bill was like using a nuclear weapon on an ant.
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Original:  House Republican leader John Boehner remarked in a newspaper interview that the new bill was like using a nuclear weapon on an ant.
Revised:  House Republican leader John Boehner remarked in a newspaper interview that the new bill to using a nuclear weapon on an ant.
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Original:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If  the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
Revised:  In response, President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
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Original:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If  the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
Revised:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama said in a speech , saying " If the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
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Original:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If  the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
Revised:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin that " If the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
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Original:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If  the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
Revised:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " i the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
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Original:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If  the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
Revised:  Later in a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, USA President Barack Obama took aim at Boehner in a speech , saying " If f the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant.
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Original: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strengthens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to oversee consumer lending  .
Revised: The US House of Representatives passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strengthens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to oversee consumer lending .
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Original: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strengthens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to oversee consumer lending  .
Revised: The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strengthens the government's hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to oversee consumer lending on Wednesday .
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Original:  Since earlier this year the Democrats lost their 60 vote fillibuster majority, they had to secure the votes of a few more moderate Republican senators to beat back procedural hurdles.
Revised:  Since earlier this year the Democrats lost their 60 vote filibuster majority, they had to secure the votes of a few more moderate Republican senators to beat back procedural hurdles.
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Original:  Just three Republicans voted for the bill . Still, it was an improvement from December, when no Republicans voted for the previous version of the bill.
Revised:  Only three Republicans voted for the bill . Still, it was an improvement from December, when no Republicans voted for the previous version of the bill.
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Original:  Just three Republicans voted for the bill . Still, it was an improvement from December, when no Republicans voted for the previous version of the bill.
Revised:  Just three Republicans voted for the bill , though this was an increase from December, when no Republicans voted for the previous version of the bill.
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Original: A New South Wales District Court heard today from Priest John Sidney Denham, who pled guilty to a string of sexual abuse charges of 39 minors during 1979 to 1986 in Newcastle and Taree, north of Sydney.
Revised: A New South Wales District Court heard today from Priest John Sidney Denham, who pled guilty to a string of sexual abuse charges involving 39 minors during 1979 to 1986 in Newcastle and Taree, north of Sydney.
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Original: A New South Wales District Court heard today from Priest John Sidney Denham, who pled guilty to a string of sexual abuse charges of 39 minors during 1979 to 1986 in Newcastle and Taree, north of Sydney.
Revised: A New South Wales District Court heard today from Priest John Sidney Denham, who pled guilty to a string of sexual abuse charges of 39 minors between 1979 to 1986 in Newcastle and Taree, north of Sydney.
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Original: A New South Wales District Court heard today from Priest John Sidney Denham, who pled guilty to a string of sexual abuse charges of 39 minors during 1979 to 1986 in Newcastle and Taree, north of Sydney.
Revised: A New South Wales District Court heard today from Priest John Sidney Denham, who pled guilty to a string of sexual abuse charges of 39 minors during 1979 and 1986 in Newcastle and Taree, north of Sydney.
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Original:  Denham, who was Head of Discipline at St Pius X High School, Newcastle  where 27 of the young boys that he abused attended, claimed to have been given access to the boys when they were sent to him for misbehaving in class and told the court as well as a psychiatrist that "some of them were little bastards who were already in trouble."
Revised:  Denham, who was Head of Discipline at St Pius X High School, Newcastle , where 27 of the young boys that he abused attended, claimed to have been given access to the boys when they were sent to him for misbehaving in class and told the court as well as a psychiatrist that "some of them were little bastards who were already in trouble."
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Original:  Although Denham couldn't offer any explanation as to why he committed the crimes in question, he claimed " It  was as if I thought no-one could resist me" having told the court prior that he was aroused by children he took pity on.
Revised:  Although Denham couldn't offer any explanation as to why he committed the crimes in question, he claimed " i was as if I thought no-one could resist me" having told the court prior that he was aroused by children he took pity on.
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Original:  Although Denham couldn't offer any explanation as to why he committed the crimes in question, he claimed " It  was as if I thought no-one could resist me" having told the court prior that he was aroused by children he took pity on.
Revised:  Although Denham couldn't offer any explanation as to why he committed the crimes in question, he claimed " It t was as if I thought no-one could resist me" having told the court prior that he was aroused by children he took pity on.
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Original:  He claims he has not committed any more offences in the last 25 years  
Revised:  He claims he has not committed any more offences in the last 25 years . 
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Original:  His unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for president in 1988 have led to allegations of partisanship.
Revised:  His unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for president in 1988 led to allegations of partisanship.
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Original: A similar call from a religious leader for assassination came from the now deceased Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran in 1989 against British ex-Muslim writer Salmon Rushdie over the content of his book, The Satanic Verses.
Revised: A similar call from a religious leader for assassination came from the now deceased Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran in 1989 against British ex-Muslim writer Salman Rushdie over the content of his book, The Satanic Verses.
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Original:  In recent news reports he also criticized the national Democratic Party image as being week on national defense.
Revised:  In recent news reports he also criticized the national Democratic Party image as being weak on national defense.
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Original: In an interview with the Terre Haute, Indiana Tribune Star newspaper, he noted republican former president Harry Truman as a role model.
Revised: In an interview with the Terre Haute, Indiana Tribune Star newspaper, he noted Democratic former president Harry Truman as a role model.
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Original:   At least two suicide bombings in Pakistan Thursday left at least 37 people dead at a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore  A witness to the explosion, security guard Mohammed Nasir, described it as "horrible," saying that "[ t ]here were dead bodies all around with blood and people were crying."
Revised:  At least two suicide bombings in Pakistan Thursday left at least 37 people dead at a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore . A witness to the explosion, security guard Mohammed Nasir, described it as "horrible," saying that "[ t ]here were dead bodies all around with blood and people were crying."
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Original:   At least two suicide bombings in Pakistan Thursday left at least 37 people dead at a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore  A witness to the explosion, security guard Mohammed Nasir, described it as "horrible," saying that "[ t ]here were dead bodies all around with blood and people were crying."
Revised:  At least two suicide bombings in Pakistan Thursday left at least 37 people dead at a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore A witness to the explosion, security guard Mohammed Nasir, described it as "horrible," saying that "[ T ]here were dead bodies all around with blood and people were crying."
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Original:  A spokesperson for the Pakistani government said that "[ t ]hose who still pretend that we are not a nation at war are complicit in these deaths."
Revised:  A spokesperson for the Pakistani government said that "[ T ]hose who still pretend that we are not a nation at war are complicit in these deaths."
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Original:  It has in recent years been challenged by more hard-line forms of Isla
Revised:  It has in recent years been challenged by more hard-line forms of Islam
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Original:  Sufism is unique in Islam in that it preaches equality for both genders . {{image credit|Wikimedia Commons}
Revised:  Sufism is unique in Islam in that it preaches equality for both genders {{image credit|Wikimedia Commons}
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Original:  Sufism is unique in Islam in that it preaches equality for both genders image credit|Wikimedia Commons
Revised:  Sufism is unique in Islam in that it preaches equality for both genders .
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Original:  Police have recovered the heads of two attackers, whose ages are estimated to be around seventeen and 22.
Revised:  Police have recovered the heads of two attackers, whose ages are estimated to be around 17 and 22.
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Original:  The remains of the 87-year-old, who died in 1997, were removed under the cover of darkness from the church yard they were buried in, and have not been found.
Revised:  The remains of the 87-year-old, who died in 1997, were removed under the cover of darkness from the churchyard they were buried in, and have not been found.
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Original:  A close relative of Mrs Hammond, who spoke anonymously to the BBC, said that "Gladys was a relative of the Halls by marriage only and had no involvement in guinea pig breeding.
Revised:  A close relative of Mrs Hammond, who spoke anonymously to the BBC, said , "Gladys was a relative of the Halls by marriage only and had no involvement in guinea pig breeding.
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Original:  The groups website describes the experiments the guinea pigs were subjected to as being "horrendous", and have accused the farm of keeping tens of thousands of animals in poor conditions leading to many dying of malnutrition and neurosis.
Revised:  The group's website describes the experiments the guinea pigs were subjected to as being "horrendous", and have accused the farm of keeping tens of thousands of animals in poor conditions leading to many dying of malnutrition and neurosis.
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Original:  The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), on a statment on their websites , gave their best wishes to the Hammond family, and described the decision as "regrettable but understandable".
Revised:  The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), in an online statement , gave their best wishes to the Hammond family, and described the decision as "regrettable but understandable".
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Original:  Their director of Science and Technology said  "Guinea pigs have provided essential information to support biomedical research into respiratory disease resulting in real breakthroughs in the development of new medicines."
Revised:  Their director of Science and Technology said , "Guinea pigs have provided essential information to support biomedical research into respiratory disease resulting in real breakthroughs in the development of new medicines."
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Original: Legitamate peaceful protesters were overjoyed at the news.
Revised: Legitimate peaceful protesters were overjoyed at the news.
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Original: Legitimate peaceful protesters were overjoyed at the news.
Revised: Legal peaceful protesters were overjoyed at the news.
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Original:  Flight controllers in Moscow are analyzing the problem and are looking at the possibility of a second docking attempt within 48 hours, but this still remains to be determined
Revised:  Flight controllers in Moscow are analyzing the problem and are weighing the possibility of a second docking attempt within 48 hours, but this still remains to be determined
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Original:  The malfunction occurred while the spacecraft was at a distance of several kilometers away from the orbital outpost, and there was never any threat to the spacecraft or the station, report NASA officials.
Revised:  The malfunction occurred while the spacecraft was at a distance of several kilometers from the orbital outpost, and there was never any threat to the spacecraft or the station, report NASA officials.
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Original: It is believed that the abort was caused by a malfunction in the Progress spacecraft's automatic docking system, resulting in the loss of telemetry data.
Revised: It is believed that the abort was caused by a malfunction in the space station's spacecraft tracking system, resulting in the loss of telemetry data.
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Original: Israel has completed its pull-out from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements.
Revised: Israel has completed its pullout from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements.
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Original:  It had been feared that the protesters in the two West Bank towns, Sanur and Homesh, would put up strong resistance but in the end only made token protests, pelting soldiers with fruit, flour  and paint and burning Israeli flags.
Revised:  It had been feared that the protesters in the two West Bank towns, Sanur and Homesh, would put up strong resistance but in the end only made token protests, pelting soldiers with fruit, flour , and paint and burning Israeli flags.
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Original:  In the synagogues of the settlements Israeli troops had to cut through barricades  iron bars and barbed wire before carrying out protesters, but they did not resist.
Revised:  In the synagogues of the settlements Israeli troops had to cut through barricades of iron bars and barbed wire before carrying out protesters, but they did not resist.
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Original:  Around 40 settlers made a last stand on the roof of an old fort , before giving themselves up to riot police after being sprayed with water cannons.
Revised:  Around 40 settlers made a last stand on the roof of an old fort before giving themselves up to riot police after being sprayed with water cannons.
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Original:  The Israeli Chief of Staff said  "There has been less violence than we thought.
Revised:  The Israeli Chief of Staff said , "There has been less violence than we thought.
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Original:  In the Gaza strip, Israeli forces have already demolished six of the settlements left behind by the evacuation of 8,500 Israeli settlers , to make way for new Palestinian construction.
Revised:  In the Gaza strip, Israeli forces have already demolished six of the settlements left behind by the evacuation of 8,500 Israeli settlers to make way for new Palestinian construction.
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Original:  In the West Bank, there remains some 120 Jewish settlements housing more than 230,000.
Revised:  In the West Bank, there remain some 120 Jewish settlements housing more than 230,000.
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Original:  US President George Bush said that "changed the dynamics on the ground and has provided hope for the Palestinian people "
Revised:  US President George Bush said that "changed the dynamics on the ground and has provided hope for the Palestinian people .
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Original: Israel has completed its pullout from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements.
Revised: Israel has completed its pull-out from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements.
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Original:  US President George Bush said the pullout has "changed the dynamics on the ground and has provided hope for the Palestinian people.
Revised:  US President George Bush said the pull-out has "changed the dynamics on the ground and has provided hope for the Palestinian people.
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Original:  Previously, Israeli settlers had stopped Palestinian farmers from travelling, and had not even let them visit the village cemetery.
Revised:  Previously, Israeli settlers had stopped Palestinian farmers from travelling, and had not even let some of them visit a village cemetery.
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Original: City officials also lashed out at the Supreme Court .
Revised: City officials also publicly criticized the Supreme Court .
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Original:  They said that the Suprene Court's ruling that Americans have the right to use guns anywhere for self-defense makes the city more dangerous by placing guns into more people 's hands .
Revised:  They said that the Suprene Court's ruling that Americans have the right to use guns without restriction for self-defense makes the city more dangerous by placing guns into more people 's hands .
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Original:  They said that the Suprene Court's ruling that Americans have the right to use guns anywhere for self-defense makes the city more dangerous by placing guns into more people 's hands .
Revised:  They said that the Suprene Court's ruling that Americans have the right to use guns anywhere for self-defense makes the city more dangerous because it allows more people to legally possess guns .
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Original:  The ruling would make Chicago's previous ban on handguns unenforceable.
Revised:  The ruling would have made Chicago's previous ban on handguns unenforceable.
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