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hypothesis: Al Rashi is an executive of the police. premise: Sunday's explosion outside the Al-Rashi police station in the Al-Mashtel neighbourhood in the southeast of Baghdad, left a huge crater in the street.

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hypothesis: Everglades National Park is located in Florida. premise: Many hopes are riding on the sale of Talisman's holdings in Palm Beach and Hendry counties, which Vice President Al Gore announced with much fanfare last year at the 50th anniversary of Everglades National Park.

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hypothesis: The introduction of the euro has been opposed. premise: The most recent poll carried out by NOP market research in January revealed that 61% of Britons are opposed to joining the euro.

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hypothesis: The Istiqlal Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia. premise: The Istiqlal Mosque, in the northeast corner of Medan Merdeka opposite Lapangan Banteng, is one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia.

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hypothesis: Nike said orders for footwear and apparel for delivery totaled $4.9 billion, including a 12 percent increase in U.S. orders. premise: Nike Inc. said, Monday, that its first-quarter profit grew 32 percent, as the world's largest sneaker and athletic apparel company posted broad gains in sales and orders.

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hypothesis: Italian director is awarded an honorary Oscar. premise: Oscar-winning director Franco Zeffirelli has been awarded an honorary knighthood for his "valuable services to British performing arts".

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hypothesis: The literacy rate in Cuba is 90%. premise: By 1979, the literacy rate in Cuba was higher than 90%, comparable to the rates in the United States and other developed countries.

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hypothesis: The government of Ecuador aims to prevent trafficking in persons. premise: Exercising the powers referred to in article 15, paragraph 3, of the protocol to suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the government of Ecuador makes a reservation with regard to article 15, paragraph 2, relating to the settlement of disputes.

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hypothesis: The abbreviation GIA stands for Armed Islamic Group. premise: Government forces killed the head of the Armed Islamic Group, or GIA, which has claimed responsibility for killing 61 foreigners in the last year.

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hypothesis: Tom Online earned US$42.78 mn in three months. premise: Tom Online revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2005 were US$42.78 mn, an increase of 38.5% over the same period in 2004.

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hypothesis: The city continued to grow, but its services deteriorated. premise: The city continued to grow through much of the 20th century.

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hypothesis: Management at Huawei was accused of working for Pakistan and the then Taleban government in Afghanistan. premise: Management at Huawei also feels that issues over security are hampering its progress - largely stemming from allegations, in 2001, that it was accused of working for Pakistan and the then Taleban government in Afghanistan.

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hypothesis: Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California. premise: In a move reminiscent for some of another actor, Ronald Reagan, who was twice elected governor of California, Schwarzenegger said he would be putting his movie career on hold so he can devote his time to running for governor.

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hypothesis: The World Bank is criticized for its policies. premise: Environmental and social groups criticized the World Bank decision for shying from meaningful reform.

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hypothesis: Readers of online encyclopedias can edit the contents. premise: On August 21, the Polish weekly Przekrój 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.

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hypothesis: The Titanic sank in 1912. premise: The Titanic sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York.

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hypothesis: Philippine fishermen use cyanide in fishing. premise: Cyanide is also used by Muru-ami fishermen in the Philippines to drive fish from the coral reefs.

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hypothesis: Alex Dyer represents Santarchy. premise: Alex Dyer, spokesman for the group, stated that Santarchy in Auckland is part of a worldwide phenomenon.

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hypothesis: Although 58% of Americans are unsatisfied with Clinton's job performance, 44% found Nixon's work adequate at the start of the Watergate scandal. premise: Nevertheless, 58 percent of Americans expressed their satisfaction with the President's job performance. 44 percent supported Nixon at the very beginning of the investigation into Watergate.

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hypothesis: EuroDisney is located in the charming city of Magny-Le-Hongre. premise: The Hotel Moulin de Paris in 2.5km away from Disneyland Paris, and is located in the charming city of Magny-Le-Hongre.

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hypothesis: Capt. Scott reached Scott Island in December 1902. premise: Scott Island was discovered and landed upon in December 1902 by Captain William Colbeck commander of the Morning, relief ship for Capt. Robert F. Scott's expedition.

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hypothesis: U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens. premise: US military forces are evacuating U.S. citizens and citizens of 72 other countries from Liberia at the request of the U.S.

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hypothesis: The pilot had been attempting an emergency landing, after both engines failed. premise: The focus on the engines and the fuel, stems from the pilot's radio call, shortly before the crash.

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hypothesis: Rutgers University will be awarded a $3 million grant. premise: The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced the awarding of a $3 million grant to Rutgers University to lead a consortium researching advanced information analysis and computational technologies to protect the United States. Under the agreement, Rutgers will also coordinate a team of four university-based centers at the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Pittsburgh. Plans call for a total of $10.2 million in funding over three years for Rutgers and these institutions to advance efforts aimed at identifying common patterns from numerous sources of information.

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hypothesis: Crude oil prices rose to $37.80 per barrel premise: Crude oil for April delivery traded at $37.80 a barrel, down 28 cents

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hypothesis: A genetic mutation has been linked with Parkinson's disease. premise: From a research point of view, this is the first time we could identify what appears to be typical Parkinson's disease cases before people develop symptoms, says Mayo Clinic neuroscientist Matthew Farrer. "We know if someone inherits the mutation they are going to get Parkinson's disease." The mutation was discovered by sequencing the LRRK2 gene in families with Parkinson's from the US, Norway, Ireland and Poland.

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hypothesis: Spirou was created by Rob-Vel. premise: Tintin, the Smurfs, Boule et Bill, Astérix, Natacha, Spirou and other legendary characters were created by talented artists like Hergé, Morris, Franquin and Walthéry.

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hypothesis: Europe produces the 'Beetle'. premise: The Beetle has achieved an unbelievable cult status across the world, not least because its creation marked the launch of what has since become the largest car company in Europe.

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hypothesis: A Filipino man has been kidnapped by gunmen. premise: Deployment of workers to Iraq has been halted after the reported hostage-taking of a Filipino man by gunmen

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hypothesis: The use of drugs can help control anxiety. premise: Zhang and his co-workers performed behavioral tests on two purified cannabinoids. The test results indicated that these two cannabinoids have anti-anxiety and antidepression-like effects in rats that may depend on the ability of cannabinoids to promote the production of new neurons in the hippocampus. Marijuana contains a complex mixture of chemicals including cannabinoids and may have somewhat different behavioral effects than the purified cannabinoids tested so far.

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hypothesis: A Sioux ghost shirt was returned by a Scottish museum. premise: The ghost shirt was then donated to the Glasgow Museum in 1892 by an Indian interpreter and has remained a visitor attraction for 100 years. It became the subject of an ownership wrangle when descendants of the Sioux tribe petitioned for its return in 1995. The Wounded Knee Survivors Association including a Lakota elder had it returned to the tribe.

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hypothesis: Christopher Hill works for the US. premise: With Washington hinting it might soften its tough stance to break the deadlock, top US negotiator, Christopher Hill, said the two sides needed to review the situation.

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hypothesis: The Kuiper Belt is nine billion miles from the Sun. premise: The controversy became more desperate, this summer, when astronomers discovered a new object, larger than Pluto, orbiting in the Kuiper Belt at a distance of nine billion miles from the Sun.

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hypothesis: The European Union is made up of 25 nations. premise: Protest votes as citizens of the 25 EU nations punished their governments.

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hypothesis: Alcohol has an effect on violent crimes. premise: Alcohol now fuels 44 percent of all violent crime and 70 percent of Accident and Emergency hospital admissions at peak times are due to booze.

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hypothesis: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement. premise: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement in order to spend time with her ill husband.

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hypothesis: The Vatican City is in Rome. premise: How come a country (Vatican City), a so-called country, that is in essence 800 square acres of office space in the middle of Rome, that has a citizenry that excludes women and children, seems to attract the most attention in talking about public policy that deals with women and children? she demanded.

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hypothesis: A plane crashed while flying on autopilot. premise: The plane involved in the incident was a Bombardier Dash 8, which crashed into a home located at 6038 Long Street in Clarence Center, a suburb of Buffalo. It went down at approximately 10:17 p.m. EST (03:20 UTC), February 12. 44 passengers, an off-duty pilot, and four crew members died in the accident, as well as one person on the ground.

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hypothesis: Piech got nationalistic in his accusations. premise: Mr Piech dismissed suggestions that VWs actions in hiring away Mr Lopez and his seven colleagues from GM had caused widespread dismay in German industry, and was at odds with the style of German business.

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hypothesis: Gbagbo is a competitor of Ouattara. premise: In addition to establishing the electoral commission, the laws also concern nationality, a contentious issue since citizenship laws were tightened to exclude one of Gbagbo's main competitors from the 2000 presidential race, former prime minister Alassane Ouattara.

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hypothesis: Ms Siracura joined the Eurovision Song Contest. premise: She would later return to the Contest in 2005 with "Angel," an anthem she penned herself, and achieved second place. Now, in 2009, she will be returning to Eurovision for a third try, hoping for the "3-2-1" charm and a victory ―something that has eluded her thus far. Her entry, the ballad "What If We," has special memories for Chiara; it is dedicated to her father, who is recently deceased.

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hypothesis: Putin and Bush, on Thursday, agreed that Iran, along with North Korea, must not become a nuclear threat. premise: Seeking common ground amid sensitive differences on democracy, Bush and Putin agreed Thursday, on new efforts to keep nuclear arms away from terrorists as well as from sovereign nations like Iran and North Korea.

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hypothesis: New elections in Côte d'Ivoire will take place on October 30. premise: Côte d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo promulgated new election laws on July 14, including the creation of an independent electoral commission to oversee the presidential vote, which is slated for October 30.

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hypothesis: Fallujah is not far from Karabilah. premise: The surge in violence has occurred while U.S. Marines and Iraqi troops battle insurgents near Karabilah on the Syrian border. British and American warplanes pounded targets to support a 1,000 Marine force. A Marine statement also said patrols in the devastated city of Fallujah came under attack Sunday. According to the statement, 15 insurgents were killed while the attack was repulsed.

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hypothesis: The United States produces spam. premise: According to research done by an anti-spam research company Sophos, the United States is the point of origin of over 42% of all spam. Trailing are South Korea with 13% and China with 8% of the world's spam. The security firm performed an audit of its honeypots to come up with the figures ―a honeypot is a special system set up to attract spam or spammers in order to gauge spammer activity. Such activity is not entirely unexpected. The United States accounts for slightly over 25% of all Internet usage, whereas South Korea and China have about 4% and 11% of the world's Internet users, respectively. Yet these percentages still point to the U.S. as being a disproportionate source for spam.

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hypothesis: The WSF takes place in Brazil. premise: The fifth World Social Forum (WSF) has kicked off in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.

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hypothesis: The position of Greenspan has propped up the predictions that the Fed will gradually elevate the east interest rates year. premise: Greenspan's stance has underpinned predictions the Fed will raise rates steadily this year.

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hypothesis: Annual rate increase of 3% in second quarter much lower than forecasts. premise: Gross domestic product, a measure of total output within the nation's borders, climbed at a 3% annual pace in the April-June period.

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hypothesis: The appeals court was their last best chance to get that feeding tube reinserted into their daughter. premise: Lawyer David Gibbs pleaded with the appeals court to order Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted to give her parents a chance to make a complete argument before a federal court that her rights are being violated.

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hypothesis: Shapiro works in Century City. premise: About two weeks before the trial started, I was in Shapiro's office in Century City.

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hypothesis: Dooley Foyer is located in Dooley Hall. premise: The main library at 101 E. Franklin St. changes its solo and group exhibitions monthly in the Gellman Room, the Second Floor Gallery, the Dooley Foyer and the Dooley Hall.

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hypothesis: Lake Titicaca has a naval installation. premise: Officials claimed they were backed by influential members of the Santa Cruz business community of Croatian descent. The security vice-minister, Marcos Farfan, said that police have surveillance photographs of Mr Dwyer at various public events attended by Mr Morales, including a peasant rally near Santa Cruz and a visit to naval installations on Lake Titicaca. Mr Farfan said that Mr Dwyer was "following" Mr Morales and other officials as part of the preparations for the "assassination plot". He added that police experts are analysing contents reportedly found in computers taken from the rooms in which the men were killed.

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hypothesis: A tropical storm has caused significant property damage or loss of life. premise: The greatest threat to life and property associated with a hurricane and tropical storm is storm surge.

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hypothesis: Camilla will be a duchess until Charles becomes King, when she will become Princess Consort. premise: Bowles will take the title HRH Duchess of Cornwall, changing it to the Princess Consort, when Charles becomes King.

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hypothesis: Paul Watson is the founder of Greenpeace. premise: Paul Watson, the founder of Greenpeace, will speak on campus Wednesday, March 3.

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hypothesis: 300 people were killed in Mongolia. premise: A four-day state of emergency has been declared in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar after violent protests occurred after allegations of vote rigging and fraud in Sunday's elections. Reports state that 5 people have been killed, and over 300 injured. The injured were police and protesters alike, suffering from smoke poisoning, rubber bullets, and stoning. Among the injured was a Japanese citizen, who was reportedly flown to Japan in the morning.

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hypothesis: A delay for Google's IPO would push the deal later into a month that is traditionally light on IPO volume. premise: Google Inc. is delaying its IPO by a week because of logistical problems related to institutional investors registering to bid on the shares.

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hypothesis: La Familia Michoacana are drug traffickers. premise: To further assist Mexico, the White House on April 15 named a former U.S. Justice Department official to lead efforts to crack down on drug-related violence along the U.S. side of its southwest border with Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the appointment of Alan Bersin, a former federal prosecutor, during a visit to El Paso, Texas. Bersin held the same post - dubbed "border czar" - during the Clinton administration. And three Mexican drug gangs — the Sinaloa cartel, Los Zetas and La Familia Michoacana - have been placed on a list of significant foreign narcotics traffickers targeted for special sanctions, the White House said April 15. This action allows the United States to freeze all cartel assets in U.S. jurisdiction and bars Americans from dealing with organizations that may be linked or associated with these groups and their operatives.

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hypothesis: New Line wants to work with Peter Jackson. premise: In an interview with the Sci Fi Wire, Robert Shaye, co-chairman of New Line and executive producer of The Lord of the Rings, said that New Line does not want to do any films, including The Hobbit, with Mr Jackson in the future. "I do not want to make a movie with somebody who is suing me. It will never happen during my watch." "I don't care about Peter Jackson anymore. He wants to have another $100 million or $50 million, whatever he's suing us for," Mr Shaye said.

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hypothesis: The most notable happening occurred early Sunday morning, when rap-label owner, Marion "Suge" Knight, was shot in the leg at a Kanye West party. premise: As the storm passed, a celebratory mood took over the city until early Sunday morning, when rap mogul, Suge Knight, was targeted by gunfire at a Kanye West party.

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hypothesis: Prince Charles and Princess Diana got married in August 1997. premise: Prince Charles was previously married to Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.

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hypothesis: Manuel Antonio Rugama was killed by Jose Jesus Pena. premise: Ordonez Reyes accused Jose Jesus Pena, alleged chief of security for the Nicaraguan embassy in Tegucigalpa, of masterminding the January 7th assassination of contra-commander Manuel Antonio Rugama.

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hypothesis: American tobacco companies used state tobacco monopoly liberalization. premise: By buying local companies, Philip Morris and its subsidiary inherit informal trade contacts cultivated under Soviet rule that may help to smooth any future moves east.

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hypothesis: Alan Mulally is the owner of Boeing. premise: Alan Mulally, Boeing's head of the unit, said at the start of the strike that it may cause delivery delays that would give Airbus SAS an advantage in what is the strongest commercial aircraft market in five years.

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hypothesis: Companies are working to shorten the new drug development period to an average of eight to nine years in the US. premise: Companies are working to reduce the interval between drug discovery and marketing.

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hypothesis: Philip Morris said it sold 201 billion cigarettes worldwide during the third quarter of 1994. premise: Philip Morris said it sold 201 bn cigarettes world-wide during the quarter.

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hypothesis: Tom Cruise is married to Nicole Kidman. premise: Tom Cruise is married to actress Nicole Kidman and the couple has 2 adopted children.

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hypothesis: Seal-hunting endangers species. premise: Unlike seal hunting in Canada, where pups are hunted for fur, poachers in China catch seals primarily to sell to zoos or to use the genital organs for traditional Chinese medicine.

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hypothesis: Bruce Willis' wife is from California. premise: ET confirms that actor Bruce Willis has married his girlfriend of a year, model/actress Emma Heming. A small, private wedding ceremony took place on Saturday at Willis' home in Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos, a rep said. In attendance were the 54-year-old actor's first wife, Demi Moore, and her husband Ashton Kutcher, as well as his daughters Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah Belle. The couple plans to hold a civil ceremony when they return to California.

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hypothesis: Vitas Gerulaitis died of carbon monoxide poisoning. premise: Former tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis died in such fashion in September, from a lethal carbon monoxide buildup related to the faulty installation of a propane heater.

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hypothesis: The Civic Alliance is an umbrella group. premise: Civic Alliance, the umbrella group of civic groups involved in rebuilding, hosted a large, public, town-hall meeting for 5,000 people, called "Listening to the City" in July 2002.

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hypothesis: The Bulls basketball team is based in Chicago. premise: Michael Jordan, coach Phil Jackson and the star cast, including Scottie Pippen, took the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships.

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hypothesis: This poll was carried out on the 6th and 7th of October, and included a segment of 861 people with a margin of error estimated at 4%. premise: This opinion poll was conducted on the sixth and seventh of October, and included a cross section of 861 adults with a margin of error estimated at 4%.

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hypothesis: The International Olympic Commitee's head office is in Lillehammer. premise: Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, left Lillehammer for Sarajevo to pay tribute to the besieged host city of the 1984 Winter Games

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hypothesis: In Pittsburgh a man shot 3 policemen. premise: In a separate mass shooting on Saturday in Pittsburgh, a man donned a bulletproof vest and killed three police officers after he had been driven into a murderous rage by an argument with his mother over a dog. According to court papers, Richard Poplawski — who had recently been dishonourably discharged from the US Marines — had been arguing with his mother about the dog urinating inside their home early on Saturday morning when she threatened to evict him. When the argument escalated, she called the police. By the time a patrol car turned up at after 7am, Mr Poplawski, 23, had armed himself with an assault rifle, a long-arm rifle, a pistol and several rounds of ammunition.

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hypothesis: The River Thames flows through London. premise: A 15ft (4.5 meter) northern bottle-nosed whale has been spotted swimming in the river Thames in Central London, UK. The "Thames whale" managed to swim up past the Thames barrier and under many bridges, reaching as far as Chelsea before it turned around just before Albert Bridge. TV news helicopters scrambled to provide live TV footage of the whale, and many spectators lined the banks of the river. The whale is said to be looking healthy, although some fear that the whale may beach itself as it tried to do before rescuers forced it back into the middle of the river. Normally found in the North Atlantic, there have been sightings of a second whale near Southend.

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hypothesis: New South Wales government owns the majority of Snowy Hydro Limited shares. premise: The Australian federal and New South Wales governments will not be selling their shares in Snowy Hydro Limited (the owner and operator of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme). Snowy Hydro Limited's major shareholder is the NSW government with a 58 percent shareholding. The Victorian government owns 29 percent and the federal government has a 13 percent stake. NSW Premier Morris Iemma announced in December 2005 that he wished to sell the state's share in Snowy Hydro that caused the federal and Victorian governments to follow. The proposed sale has attracted immense criticism by those who believed that the sale would affect the environment and water supplies along the Snowy River, this was reinforced yesterday when 58 eminent Australians presented a petition to the government opposing the sale.

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hypothesis: Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a writer. premise: Although I come across Borges and Calvino fairly often, too, I have to admit that Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the only one of the other authors I am at all familiar with, so I am not sure which difference it might make. I would be curious, though, what that difference might look like to people writing about media art and architecture in Spanish, for example.

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hypothesis: Cyprus was divided into two parts in December. premise: In early December, Glavkos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, respectively the leaders of the two parts of Cyprus, startled Cypriots by announcing that they would meet for the first time in four years.

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hypothesis: Clinton's book is a big seller. premise: Clinton's new book is not big seller here.

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hypothesis: The Buffalo Bills are releasing Drew Bledsoe, their quarterback. premise: Bledsoe will be released by the Buffalo Bills, a move that upset the 33-year-old quarterback who started every game for the team the past three seasons.

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hypothesis: Martin Page was sent on a mission to Afghanistan. premise: The word in the galley food queues is that we could do with more men, and the kit does keep wearing out, but that's due to the conditions here, said Corporal Martin Page.

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hypothesis: In the Old City are the old port, the Dutch town hall, and a square. premise: Some of the buildings around the city square in the Kota also date from colonial times, including the old city hall ( 1710 ), which has been restored and now serves as the municipal museum.

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hypothesis: 100 or more people lost their lives in a ferry sinking. premise: The May 3 ferry sinking in the Meghna River that claimed the lives of at least 370 people is a reminder of the dangers inherent in this sort of travel.

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hypothesis: Jessica Sierra once reached the finals of "American Idol". premise: Sierra was arrested on December 2 outside a local bar, and is being held without bond. Police claim that after they arrived, she first assaulted an officer then attempted to bribe him by offering to perform a sex act on him. Only two weeks earlier she had pleaded no contest to charges of battery and possessing cocaine. If she is convicted of all the new charges, she could be imprisoned for up to 11 years, which would mean she would have the baby whilst still in prison. Sierra earlier pled not guilty to all charges.

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hypothesis: Rita caused damages to seven refineries located in Lake Charles, La. premise: The seven refineries located in Lake Charles, La., and the Texas cities of Beaumont and Port Arthur, appear to be the ones hardest hit by the water and wind that accompanied Rita.

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hypothesis: There are numerous underground hot springs that contain radium and other minerals, and, since Roman times, bathers have sought them out for their supposed healing properties. premise: Budapest is Europe's largest spa town; there are more than 100 hot springs that spout from Buda's limestone bedrock.

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hypothesis: A plane with 46 passengers has not contacted control towers. premise: The Santa Barbara Airlines plane took off just before dusk from the city of Mérida en route to Simón Bolívar International Airport outside the capital city of Caracas. Noel Marquez, director of Venezuela's emergency management agency in Mérida, said the plane has failed to contact control towers. Civil Defense chief General Antonio Rivero told reporters that it is unknown whether or not the plane crashed or is simply missing.

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hypothesis: The 68 civilians killed as a result of the Anglo-American bombing of Iraq, were buried today in Baghdad. premise: An Iraqi official reported today, Saturday, that 68 Iraqi civilians were killed as a result of the American and British bombing on Iraq and that their funerals were held today in Baghdad.

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hypothesis: Flooding in Europe causes major economic losses. premise: The floods were exceptional since they affected an extensive area across Europe from the UK to Spain and as far east as the Black Sea coast. Economic losses amounted to EUR 9.2 bn in Germany, EUR 2.9 bn in Austria and EUR 2.3 bn in the Czech Republic. Total economic damage exceeds EUR 15 bn.

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hypothesis: Lithuania intends to introduce the use of the Euro as an official currency on January 1, 2007. premise: Switzerland has ratified bilateral agreements with the members of the European Union in March 2004, but the new members (Cyprus , Czech Republic , Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) were not included in the deal.

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hypothesis: Women can vote in elections in Saudi Arabia. premise: Kuwait becomes the fourth Gulf country where women as well as men can vote in elections. Saudi Arabia holds strictly limited, male-only elections.

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hypothesis: There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California. premise: The previous town hall meeting was held to address concerns of the community about a steel plating manufacturing plant that applied to the AQMD for a permit to expand its facilities to increase pollution emissions. Parents and teachers were concerned over the facts that the plant was located directly adjacent to Kennedy Elementary School, and that their children were experiencing high levels of lead, respiratory problems, excessive nose-bleeding, and leukemia.

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hypothesis: Yunus started his own bank to loan money to the villagers. premise: He tried to persuade a local banker to loan more money to the villagers, but the banker refused, insisting they didn't qualify for credit. So, Yunus started his own bank to help the poorest of the poor lift themselves up.

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hypothesis: Dinosaur remains were found in Asia. premise: The first dinosaur remains in south-east Asia were found in Laos as early as 1936, but little else eventuated until the 1980s. Much of the area is heavily vegetated, and although difficult to explore, promises many significant finds in the future. Thailand has provided the best finds, particularly from the Khorat Group, which covers the period from the late Triassic to the early Cretaceous .

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hypothesis: Mr. Zhao died in Beijing. premise: In the two weeks since his death, police have been posted outside the Beijing home where Mr. Zhao spent his last 15 years under house arrest and where hundreds have been assembling to pay tribute. Agents have been turning many of the mourners away.

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hypothesis: The Shoemaker-Levy comet was discovered by Shoemaker, his wife, Carolyn, and an astronomer David H. Levy. premise: Among Stellafane's most ardent partisans is David H. Levy, co-discoverer with Dr. Eugene Shoemaker of a comet named for the two that broke apart in 1994 as it was drawn toward Jupiter, creating fireworks visible from Earth.

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hypothesis: Drug legalization has benefits. premise: Legalization would eliminate the harms caused by prohibition, but it would not eliminate the harms caused by drug use.

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hypothesis: GATT was formed in 1947. premise: It rewrites the rules of global trade, established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT, in 1947, and modified in multiple rounds of negotiations since then.

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hypothesis: The band Led Zeppelin was formed in 1980. premise: But an O2 insider said there had been problems with a companies trying to sell the pass codes. Some people were "bound to have been turned away" because of fraudulent tickets. Led Zeppelin, formed in 1968, were one of the most influential bands of the 1970s with songs such as Whole Lotta Love and Stairway To Heaven. They split in 1980 after the death of the drummer John Bonham. Kenneth Donnell, 25, who was not born in 1980, spent £83,000 on two tickets in a BBC Children in Need auction.

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