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1,219	hypothesis: Howard is a political representative of Australia. premise: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has made an unannounced visit to Iraq, according to the office of Iraqi transitional Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.	entailment
904	hypothesis: China was increasing its military spending and buying large amounts of sophisticated weapons. premise: Rumsfeld said the Pentagon's annual assessment of China's military capabilities shows China is spending more than its leaders acknowledge, expanding its missile capabilities and developing advanced military technology.	not_entailment
987	hypothesis: Jyllands-Posten is published in Copenhagen. premise: The publishing of a series of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a Copenhagen newspaper sparked a string of harsh and in some places violent reactions in the Middle East, forcing European leaders to try to calm the situation. This backlash started in late September 2005, when the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a dozen cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. The images ranged from serious to comical in nature; a particularly controversial cartoon portrays Mohammad with a bomb wrapped in his turban. The Jutland-based newspaper states that the images were meant to inspire some level of public debate over the image of Islam in Europe, and had no direct aim of offending anyone.	entailment
26	hypothesis: Lin Piao wrote the "Little Red Book". premise: Lin Piao, after all, was the creator of Mao's "Little Red Book" of quotations.	entailment
411	hypothesis: The council is prohibited to travel outside of Haiti by military officers. premise: The council prohibited any travel outside of Haiti by all officers of the Haitian military and police and all major participants in the September, 1991, coup.	not_entailment
1,446	hypothesis: Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent are the first pair of skaters to land a triple salchow jump. premise: On November 17, 2007, at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard competition in Paris, France, American pair skaters Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent, a mirror pair team, became the first pair skaters in the world to land a throw quadruple salchow jump. The jump was ratified as clean by Technical Controller Ann Hardy-Thomas, and the International Skating Union officially proclaimed it the first in international competition on Monday, November 19th.	not_entailment
1,961	hypothesis: Eric Clapton is in business with Les Paul. premise: From Joss Stone to Keith Richards to Sting, the artists joining Les on the rock-charged album share one clear common bond: Les Paul is one of their most respected and beloved mentors.	not_entailment
1,168	hypothesis: Scientists want children to learn evolution. premise: The Interacademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), a global network of the world's science academies, has released a statement urging parents and teachers to provide children with 'the facts about the origin and evolution of life on Earth'. The statement is signed by 67 of the 92 member academies of the organisation, and notes that in some schools around the world, "testable theories" about evolution are being "concealed, denied or confused by theories not testable by science".	entailment
1,584	hypothesis: Representatives of the 142 member countries of the World Trade Organization will gather in Doha, Qatar, next Friday. premise: Representatives from 142 nations are expected to sit down in Doha Qatar, next Friday for the World Trade Organization's (WTO) fourth Ministerial Conference.	entailment
1,374	hypothesis: The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. premise: The Republic of Tajikistan, which declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, is in a region that has changed hands many times.	not_entailment
1,409	hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease is treated using drugs. premise: Other drugs on the market, approved to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's, are believed to work by inhibiting cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine which is a chemical used by nerves to communicate with each other.	entailment
2,330	hypothesis: 13 men killed in co-ordinated anti-terrorism raids across the country last Tuesday. premise: Scotland Yard has been granted two more days to question nine of the 13 men arrested in co-ordinated anti-terrorism raids across the country last Tuesday.	not_entailment
102	hypothesis: Thousands of people are expected to return to New Orleans this week, as areas of the city are opened up to residents. premise: Nagin defended his plan to return up to 180,000 people to the city, within a week and a half, despite concerns about the short supply of drinking water and heavily polluted floodwaters.	not_entailment
901	hypothesis: Linda Johnson is married to Charles. premise: Linda Johnson, who lives with her husband, Charles, and two cats in a rented one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco's Mission District, said Katrina has made her realize she needs to gather together, in one accessible place, her scattered disaster supplies.	entailment
64	hypothesis: Obesity is medically treated. premise: The gastric bypass operation, also known as stomach stapling, has become the most common surgical procedure for treating obesity.	entailment
2,161	hypothesis: Antonio Fazio works for the Bank of Italy. premise: Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Central Bank president, made it clear, on Wednesday, that he would oppose unwarranted political attempts to remove Antonio Fazio: the Bank of Italy governor, engulfed in controversy over his handling of bank takeover bids.	entailment
1,881	hypothesis: Voting for a new European Parliament has been clouded by apathy . premise: Voting for a new European Parliament was clouded by concerns over apathy.	entailment
713	hypothesis: Coal stocks rise. premise: Coal company stocks got a lift Monday morning after an article in Barron's said the industry was benefiting from soaring natural gas prices and the advent of new power plants that emit less pollution.	entailment
391	hypothesis: The name of George W. Bush's wife is Laura. premise: Colin L. Powell and Laura Bush, wife of Gov. George W. Bush, are to speak on the opening night in Philadelphia, while the Democrats have tentative plans to have President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton address the delegates on the first night in Los Angeles.	entailment
2,250	hypothesis: France angered a number of countries, by inviting Mr. Mugabe to attend a Franco-African summit in Paris. premise: The measures currently in force include a travel ban on senior government figures, but France has invited Mr. Mugabe to a Franco-African summit in Paris next month, angering several countries.	entailment
404	hypothesis: PixVillage is a French newspaper. premise: Another French daily newspaper talks about PixVillage.	not_entailment
785	hypothesis: Col. Richard Wagenaar said the problems would set back repairs at least three weeks, but June was still the target for having the levees back to pre-Katrina strength. premise: Still, the storm surge was both stronger and earlier than expected, apparently coming through waterways southeast of the city, said Col. Richard Wagenaar, the Army Corps of Engineers' district chief in New Orleans.	not_entailment
201	hypothesis: Ebola Epidemic breaks out in Zaire. premise: A unique feature of previous Ebola outbreaks has been the relative sparing of children. For the first time, an out break of an unusual illness-Ebola haemorrhagic fever occurred in Northern Uganda - Gulu district.	not_entailment
1,561	hypothesis: Lebanon elected a new President. premise: Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament has delayed the presidential vote for an eleventh time since initial voting began on September 25. The last vote was set for December 29 but has been rescheduled for January 12. A senior political source stated the reason for the delay was due to "complications in regional and international negotiations and the severing of domestic talks."	not_entailment
2,309	hypothesis: The US Declaration of Independence is located in America. premise: Among the fascinating sites in the city are Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and one of America's principal symbols of freedom, The Liberty Bell, located in Congress Hall.	not_entailment
160	hypothesis: Kim Ledger was Heath's son. premise: A memorial service has taken place for Australian actor Heath Ledger, who died January 22 in New York. Hollywood celebrities and many other loyal fans bid farewell to the well known actor. His death has been deemed accidental by the New York City Medical Examiner and was attributed to a toxic mixture of prescription drugs and pain killers. The star died in his Manhattan apartment last month. The service was held at Penrhos College in Perth, Australia and was attended by over 100 people, although the actual funeral was only attended by Ledger's close family. Before the funeral, Heath's father, Kim Ledger, said that "the funeral will be very, very private and there will only be 10 people there, immediate family and nobody else."	not_entailment
123	hypothesis: Blair belongs to the Church of England. premise: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today's events could "make history anew" and to "escape the heavy chains of history". Blair said, "Look back and we see centuries pock-marked by conflict, hardship, even hatred, among the people of these islands." Blair's predecessor, Sir John Major said "The sight of people that were once totally antagonistic to one another sitting down to plan the future of Northern Ireland is very attractive," adding "I always believed from the outset that it was possible but that it would be difficult and that it would take a long time."	not_entailment
231	hypothesis: Yemen was reunited in 1990. premise: Yemen, too, was reunified in 1990.	entailment
151	hypothesis: The U.S. light crude is $1.27 a barrel. premise: U.S. light crude was trading erratically on the New York Mercantile Exchange, hitting $44.50 a barrel before easing back a bit to $44.10, still a gain of $1.27.	not_entailment
2,381	hypothesis: The Chilean government affirming that as a member of the Senate, Pinochet has diplomatic immunity. premise: This explanation was rejected by the Government of Chile, who insist that Pinochet enjoys diplomatic immunity in his capacity as "an elected member in the Senate for life" since leaving the command of the armed forces last March.	entailment
814	hypothesis: The Japanese Prime Minister is Morihiro Hosokawa. premise: Camacho is a Mexican version of Japan's Morihiro Hosokawa -- a pragmatic tactician using a crisis and the attendant outcry for reform to further his political standing.	not_entailment
876	hypothesis: prime minister targeted for assassination premise: Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih was unharmed after an assassination attempt.	entailment
1,412	hypothesis: The banking firm Barings collapsed due to speculations made by Nick Leeson. premise: Global markets should be "quite strong enough to absorb it without lasting damage", he said . "I would stress that these circumstances are unique to Barings and should not apply to other banks operating in London." Barings faced losses of at least 600m in contracts on three stock exchanges in Singapore , Osaka and Tokyo , he said , but 'further unquantifiable losses' were expected .	not_entailment
2,153	hypothesis: Andrzej Lepper is no longer the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. premise: In late 2006, Aneta Krawczyk accused the party's leader Andrzej Lepper of having offered her political favours for sex in 2001, and then said he had been the father of her youngest child. She said the same of Lepper's close collaborator and MP, Stanislaw Lyzwinski, and accused him of rape and sexual abuse. She also said that Popecki, who had been Lyzwinski's aide, had tried to induce a miscarriage by giving her a labour-inducing drug called oxytocin.	not_entailment
2,078	hypothesis: Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation. premise: Thus, China's President repeatedly sent letters and envoys to the Dalai Lama and to the Tibetan Government asking that Tibet "join" the Republic of China.	not_entailment
1,005	hypothesis: The Brazilian President is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. premise: The documents commented by the magazine date of April 25, 2002, epoch in which the Brazilian president was Fernando Henrique Cardoso.	not_entailment
2,240	hypothesis: A U.S. citizen working in Riyadh has been kidnapped after a colleague in the same company was shot dead yesterday. premise: A statement said to be from al Qaida, claimed the terror group had killed one American and kidnapped another in Riyadh.	entailment
2,083	hypothesis: Gilda Flores was kidnapped on the 13th of January 1990. premise: San Salvador, Jan. 13, '90 (Acan-Efe) -The bodies of Hector Oqueli and Gilda Flores, who had been kidnapped yesterday, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported.	not_entailment
2,084	hypothesis: Intelligent design supports Darwinian evolution. premise: The US state of Kansas has ruled that science classes in public schools should include the teaching of intelligent design and the doubts it casts on Darwinian evolution.	not_entailment
328	hypothesis: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a worldwide disorder. premise: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression, is a debilitating problem that interferes with the quality of life of thousands of patients, especially during the fall, winter and early spring. This syndrome seems to be a worldwide phenomenon and occurs cross culturally, especially in countries far from the equator.	entailment
339	hypothesis: U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens. premise: US troops evacuated two injured soldiers said Staff Sgt. Duane Brown, a spokesman for the 42nd Infantry Division.	not_entailment
2,339	hypothesis: The Normandy landings took place in June 1944. premise: After months of planning and build-up, Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower set Operation Overlord for June 6, 1944: some 7000 ships in the British Isles set to sea and sailed across the English Channel, and, under the leadership of Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, 135,000 troops landed and stormed Feldmarschal Erwin Rommel's German positions along 80 km of the Normandy coast.	entailment
638	hypothesis: In France, works of art bought at public auction are exempt from registration. premise: In France, art dealers are obliged by law to register all purchases except those bought at a public auction.	entailment
2,315	hypothesis: Deutsche Telekom sold O2 Plc. premise: Shares of O2 Plc, which this week agreed to be bought for 17.7 billion pounds ($31.3 billion) by Telefonica SA, fell after Deutsche Telekom AG said it won't make a counter offer.	not_entailment
2,312	hypothesis: Google is subjected to Canadian law. premise: Privacy lawyers are waiting with bated breath to see what the privacy commissioner has to say about this, because it has implications far beyond Google Street View, Bowman said. "I think we're really at the beginning of this story, not the end." Canada's privacy laws require that a person being photographed give their consent to the pictures being published unless they are being taken for journalistic, literary or artistic purposes. However, in post-production, Google now subjects all photos to an automated process of blurring people's faces and licence plates. In addition, anyone can request specific images be removed from the site. "The privacy concerns could be pretty severe for some and people can still be identified, even with faces blurred out," Bowman said. "I'm not sure how Google is rationalizing compliance with Canadian law by service providers who are taking the pictures here."	not_entailment
1,018	hypothesis: Sportswomen have been accused of doping. premise: Athletics' governing body, the IAAF, last week cleared Ottey of accusations of steroid use and lifted a two-year ban after their arbitration panel said the IOC-accredited lab in Lausanne improperly tested Ottey's urine sample.	not_entailment
1,201	hypothesis: Victor Emmanuel III was king of Italy from 1900 to 1946. premise: Victor Emmanuel was born on Nov. 11, 1869, in Naples. After his father, Umberto I, was assassinated in 1900, Victor Emmanuel succeeded to the throne.	not_entailment
2,435	hypothesis: The Volcano Observatory in Alaska is the employer of Peter Cervelli. premise: However, Peter Cervelli of the Alaska Volcano Observatory said that "Anchorage might dodge the bullet" and come through the eruption unscathed. Dave Stricklan of the National Weather Service predicted a "light dusting" of fine ash that would disrupt air travel but not seriously affect people on the ground. Mudflows may affect the Drift and Crescent Rivers. Mount Redoubt last erupted in late 1989, causing mudflows which put an oil refinery at risk while ash from the eruption stalled the engine of a passing airliner. US$160 million worth of damage was estimated to have been caused.	entailment
1,235	hypothesis: Feith works in Brussels. premise: Feith, 63, started his career at age 25 at the ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked at the Dutch embassies of Syria, Germany and Sudan, at the United Nations headquarters in New York and at NATO in Brussels. In 2004 he represented E.U. in Darfur and prepared an E.U.-mission in Iraq that trained police-officials and judges. A year later Feith was in charge of the E.U. operation in Aceh and supervised the peace negotiations between the Indonesian government and the rebels.	not_entailment
2,377	hypothesis: The Congress wants to boost the economy. premise: Mr. Bush warned opposition Democrats in Congress against raising taxes, saying that is the worst thing lawmakers could do. But he did urge them to pass legislation that could help more Americans refinance their homes. "When Congress comes back, I look forward to working with them to deal with the economic realities of the moment and to ensure the American people that we will do everything we can to make sure we remain a prosperous country," he added.	not_entailment
343	hypothesis: Mufi Hannemann is the mayor of Honolulu. premise: At the police-training center in Waipahu, 17 members of the Honolulu Police Department's recruit class practiced driving on this training course on Friday. It will be the last recruit class for a while. Another class set to begin next week has been postponed and a second recruit class scheduled for July will also likely be put off to save money. "We're going to just delay it for now until the budget situation clears up a little bit more," Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said.	entailment
2,000	hypothesis: The Hashemite dynasty rules Jordan. premise: Brought under Ottoman rule in the 16th century, Jordan has been led only since the 1920s by Hashemite rulers, a family whose roots are in present-day Saudi Arabia.	entailment
134	hypothesis: The FDA turned up metal in roughly 200 pills of the 70 million it passed through a metal detector. premise: A company investigation turned up metal in roughly 200 pills of the 70 million it passed through a metal detector, according to the FDA.	not_entailment
861	hypothesis: Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6.7 billion takeover of long-distance provider MCI Inc. transformed the telephone industry. premise: Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large corporations.	not_entailment
620	hypothesis: PM acquired three Russian factories. premise: PM has now firm projects which include a stake in a joint venture called Constellation in Samara involving the city's main tobacco factory.	not_entailment
297	hypothesis: There was a magnitude 7 earthquake on the Hayward fault. premise: The magnitude 7 earthquake that occurred today on the Hayward fault (a part of the San Andreas fault system, along the densely populated eastern side of San Francisco bay) caused hundreds of deaths and almost $100 billion of damage.	entailment
81	hypothesis: Hillary Clinton is Bill's sister. premise: The plaintiffs in this most recent suit contend that Lee, Perlmutter, Arthur Lieberman and Avi Arad conspired in bad faith to conceal and misappropriate financial interests in Lee's creations assigned to Stan Lee Media in 1998. SLM's meltdown involved its former President Peter F. Paul fleeing to Brazil, contributions made to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Paul's extradition and more. In 2007, SLM filed a $5 billion lawsuit in which it claimed co-ownership of all of Stan Lee's creations for Marvel.	not_entailment
511	hypothesis: Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. premise: John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has topped the US dance chart at the age of 71 with a song supporting gay marriage.	entailment
1,373	hypothesis: Volkswagen AG produces the 'Beetle'. premise: German automaker, Volkswagen AG, launched a special collector's edition of its original Beetle, on Thursday, to mark the end of the line for the most popular car in history.	entailment
959	hypothesis: The Yemen branch of the "Islamic Jihad" group, kidnapped the 16 Western tourists. premise: An official of Abyan police, where 16 Western tourists are being held since yesterday, announced that the hostages are held by the Yemeni "Islamic Jihad" group, which is demanding the release of its leader and lifting the embargo on Iraq.	entailment
1,703	hypothesis: Condoleezza Rice is the U.S. Secretary of State. premise: Most recently, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called North Korea an "outpost of tyranny" enraging Kim Jong-il , the leader of North Korea.	entailment
1,382	hypothesis: Romania sent 730 troops in Iraq. premise: Romania currently supplies one of the world's largest contingents of troops in Iraq, with nearly 1000 people.	not_entailment
625	hypothesis: It takes longer to get green card. premise: The wait time for a green card has risen from 21 months to 33 months in those same regions.	entailment
1,405	hypothesis: Facebook and MySpace were invented by Eric Gurr. premise: Eric Gurr, creator of U4Prez.com, says you shouldn't be fooled be the site's MySpace-like facade. "It's all about the politics," he says. "I think most of our users have accounts on MySpace and Facebook, and use U4prez strictly for the political dialogue." Wikinews conducted an email interview with Gurr, in which he discussed how the site works, how the Internet has affected politics, and who he is endorsing for President.	not_entailment
893	hypothesis: British Columbia is located in Canada. premise: As much as 200 mm of rain have been recorded in portions of British Columbia , on the west coast of Canada since Monday.	entailment
847	hypothesis: Wilson uses some 120 persons in Iraq, 40 of whom are inspectors. premise: UNSCOM employs about 120 persons in Iraq, including 40 inspectors.	not_entailment
2,212	hypothesis: Ikea is a home. premise: IKEA offers fantastic and affordable solutions for your home furnishing needs.	not_entailment
1,912	hypothesis: The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan. premise: Other friends were not surprised at his death. "I wasn't surprised," said George Stranahan, a former owner of the Woody Creek Tavern, a favourite haunt of Thompson. "I never expected Hunter to die in a hospital bed with tubes coming out of him." Neighbours have said how his broken leg had prevented him from leaving his house as often as he had liked to. One neighbour and long-standing friend, Mike Cleverly, said Thompson was clearly hobbled by the broken leg. "Medically speaking, he's had a rotten year."	not_entailment
2,132	hypothesis: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a daughter. premise: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are to let Getty Images sell photos of their new baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt - and have asked the proceeds go to charity. Angelina Jolie"While we celebrate the joy of the birth of our daughter, we recognize that 2 million babies born every year in the developing world die on the first day of their lives. These children can be saved, but only if governments around the world make it a priority," the couple said, in a joint statement.	entailment
1,024	hypothesis: MNJ is a group of Malian bandits. premise: The area is used by both nomadic herders, who follow their herds and stay in mobile cattle camps, and sedentary farmers. "Attacks in this region could be the work of the (Tuareg rebel) Niger Justice Movement (MNJ) or they could be the work of Malian bandits," a security source, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. The rebels say that wealth generated from Niger's vast uranium deposits has not been distributed equally, and demand more autonomy for the Tuareg inhabitants of the northern Agadez region, where most of Niger's uranium is mined. At least 300 rebels and 80 government soldiers have been killed since the MNJ began its military campaign in early 2007.	not_entailment
169	hypothesis: The Congress wants to boost the economy. premise: U.S. President George W. Bush and Congressional leaders from both political parties have reached agreement on US$150 billion in tax relief in an effort to help stimulate the United States economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. The agreement includes provision to give up to US$600 in tax rebates to millions of wage earners and an additional US$300 refund for each child. It allows businesses to immediately write off 50 percent of capital equipment purchases.	entailment
1,745	hypothesis: A robotic arm has been used for scientific discoveries. premise: Digging in a different trench Phoenix's robotic Arm connected with a hard surface that has scientists excited about the prospect of next uncovering an icy layer. "We have dug a trench and uncovered a hard layer at the same depth as the ice layer in our other trench," said Washington University robotic arm investigator for Phoenix, Ray Arvidson. The arm tried at least three times to penetrate the layer, but was unsuccessful. As a result the arm went into a holding pattern, awaiting its next commands.	entailment
2,164	hypothesis: The film "WarGames" was shot in 1983. premise: That film wasn't too successful, but then 'WarGames,' which was successful, came out right when I won the Tony for 'Brighton Beach' in 1983.	not_entailment
2,382	hypothesis: Israeli troops carried settlers out of homes, synagogues and even nursery schools. premise: Israeli troops evicted hundreds of screaming and weeping Jewish settlers from their homes, schools and synagogues in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, carrying out a chaotic and harrowing operation to end 38 years of occupation.	not_entailment
2,051	hypothesis: Harnold Lamb authored many biographies. premise: In 1927 Harnold Lamb wrote a biography of Genghis Khan, and following on its success turned more and more to the writing of non-fiction, penning numerous biographies and history books until his death in 1962.	entailment
1,424	hypothesis: Time Magazine was created by Evan Wolfson. premise: Evan Wolfson, the founder of the modern gay marriage movement, tells the waiter he would like an iced decaf and "the usual." Wolfson, one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People in the World, is a man who unflinchingly knows what he wants and stays his course, whether it be in his choice of restaurant or in his choice of battle. And others always know when they see Evan coming what it is that he wants.	not_entailment
1,467	hypothesis: Al-Zarquawi is dead. premise: Someone said to be an informant within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's trusted circle told Coalition forces the insurgent leader was going to have a meeting, it has emerged. This information appears to have led US F-16Cs to a safehouse in the Iraqi town of Hibhid, where the Jordanian and five others, including a child, were killed on Wednesday.	not_entailment
237	hypothesis: Cox 2 inhibitors are pain relief drugs. premise: He said a new study might include more than just Cox 2 drugs possibly adding such widely used painkillers as Ibuprofen naproxen and diclofenac.	not_entailment
1,141	hypothesis: NTSB is responsible for investigating transportation accidents in the United States. premise: After the SkyWest airliner touched down, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) alerted and the air traffic controller transmitted "Hold, Hold, Hold" to the SkyWest flight crew in an attempt to stop the aircraft short of runway 1L. The SkyWest crew applied maximum braking that resulted in the airplane stopping in the middle of runway 1L. As this was occurring, the captain of Republic Airlines flight 4912 took control of the aircraft from the first officer, realized the aircraft was traveling too fast to stop, and initiated an immediate takeoff. According to the crew of SkyWest 5741, the Republic Airlines aircraft overflew theirs by 30 to 50 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration has categorized the incident as an operational error.	not_entailment
1,852	hypothesis: Wilkins became the captain of Chelsea in 1975. premise: In 1975, a 19 year old Wilkins was handed the captaincy of Chelsea, despite the presence of elder and more experienced players in the squad.	entailment
888	hypothesis: Elijah Muhammad founded the Nation of Islam. premise: The black Muslim activist said that he had relieved Muhammad of his duties "until he demonstrates that he is willing to conform to the manner of representing Allah and the honorable Elijah Muhammad (founder of the Nation of Islam)".	entailment
1,535	hypothesis: Rana is the Trade Minister in China. premise: Rana told a delegation of the Nepal Trans-Himanlyan Trade Association, the only non-governmental organization which has trade relations with China, who informed the minister of the problems existing in the bilateral trade sector.	not_entailment
1,502	hypothesis: The December burst came from a neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius. premise: The blast observed on Dec. 27 came from a neutron star: a collapsed dead star with a sun-like mass squeezed into a sphere, just 15 miles across, in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer).	entailment
1,250	hypothesis: Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name. premise: Nicholas Burns stated in an exclusive interview for "Utrinski Vesnik" from Pristina that it would be disgraceful if Athens puts a veto on Macedonia's application for membership in the European Union and NATO.	not_entailment
2,172	hypothesis: Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. premise: John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, approved this museum as the world's first museum to honor John Lennon.	entailment
924	hypothesis: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a worldwide disorder. premise: A recent study found no evidence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland where the sun does not appear for a long time in the winter.	not_entailment
106	hypothesis: African-Americans are a minority in the U.S. premise: The article also mentions the greater prevalence of obesity among two minority populations, African-Americans and Hispanic/Latino, but does not consider in its analysis of the increase in obesity the increase of these these populations as a proportion of the United States population. African-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos have a higher rates of obesity than White Americans, while Asian-Americans have a relatively low rate of obesity. Despite only representing one third of the U.S. population, African-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos represent about one half of the population growth.	entailment
2,135	hypothesis: US shuttle Atlantis docks with the Mir space station. premise: On February 1, 1990, during a spacewalk, Alexander Serebrov dons an experimental flying armchair that had been delivered to Mir with Kvant 2. Unlike U.S. astronauts, who flew untethered flights with a similar device, the Soviet cosmonaut remains attached to the station with a safety tether, since there is no space shuttle to pick him up in case of an emergency.	not_entailment
14	hypothesis: The quarterback threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns, and then ran to the end zone two more times. premise: Brian Brohm, the Louisville quarterback, threw for 368 yards and five touchdowns as the Cardinals beat visiting Oregon State 63-27.	not_entailment
2,189	hypothesis: Gerhard Schroeder belongs to the Social Democrats. premise: The 500,000 eligible, Muslim voters are likely to reward Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) in the September 18 parliamentary election, for its anti-Iraq war position and pro-Muslim policies.	entailment
687	hypothesis: Musharraf met Brown in London. premise: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf held talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London on Tuesday, reassuring his host that Pakistan will hold a fair election next month and is ready to continue a sustained fight against terrorism and extremism. The visit has been widely called President Musharraf's "charm offensive." The Pakistani leader has held talks in Brussels, Paris, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and now in London in an effort which has been seen as an attempt to shore up European support for his government.	entailment
82	hypothesis: Alex Da Silva is a student of salsa dance. premise: Alex Da Silva, a salsa dance instructor and choreographer for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his students, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. Da Silva, 41, is accused of assaulting the students in his two homes in the San Fernando Valley over the last six years, police said. He is being held in lieu of $3.8 million bail. Authorities said the four victims were all students of Da Silva at the time of the assaults.	not_entailment
589	hypothesis: Blue Mountain Lumber owns Ernslaw One. premise: Blue Mountain Lumber is a subsidiary of Malaysian forestry transnational corporation, Ernslaw One.	not_entailment
1,305	hypothesis: A witness rescued Rodriguez. premise: Rodriguez was spotted by a witness running away from the stairwell where the backpack was found seconds before it went off.	not_entailment
1,065	hypothesis: Jalal Talibani is friends with Obama. premise: Gibbs also said that Obama planned to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, but poor weather in Baghdad means that Obama will likely talk to the prime minister and Iraqi President Jalal Talibani by telephone. American troops are slated to leave Iraq by August 2010, with The New York Times reporting that troop levels will continue to be high until Iraq's federal elections in December. Obama told a group of university students in Turkey that despite his original opposition to the war in 2003, he realized that the troop withdrawal must be done carefully.	not_entailment
62	hypothesis: Formerly ( until 1949 ) Batavia, Jakarta is largest city and capital of Indonesia. premise: The Dutch, who ruled Indonesia until 1949, called the city of Jakarta Batavia.	not_entailment
978	hypothesis: El Nino is named after Peru. premise: El Nino is so named because the effects of the warmer water off Peru are usually noticed near Christmas time.	not_entailment
370	hypothesis: Vera Beers works for Olivet. premise: Vera Beers, of Olivet, recently was named employee of the month at Standard Printing in Marshall.	not_entailment
895	hypothesis: Americans used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. premise: About 2,200 Americans and 27,000 Filipinos died from disease and starvation at Camp O'Donnell before the camp was closed in July 1942, just three months after the beginning of the Death March. Ortega -- now the lone surviving member of the 192nd tank battalion - spent 3 ½ years in captivity in the Philippines and Japan before being liberated in August 1945 following the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, forcing a reluctant Japan to surrender. Ortega eventually returned to the United States in October 1945, the first of five brothers to return home from the war. A sixth died in action.	not_entailment
2,385	hypothesis: Humans existed 10,000 years ago. premise: These early men learned to make fire. They traveled over land bridges from Africa, and began to populate the world, about 1 million years ago.	entailment

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hypothesis: Howard is a political representative of Australia. premise: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has made an unannounced visit to Iraq, according to the office of Iraqi transitional Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

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hypothesis: China was increasing its military spending and buying large amounts of sophisticated weapons. premise: Rumsfeld said the Pentagon's annual assessment of China's military capabilities shows China is spending more than its leaders acknowledge, expanding its missile capabilities and developing advanced military technology.

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hypothesis: Jyllands-Posten is published in Copenhagen. premise: The publishing of a series of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a Copenhagen newspaper sparked a string of harsh and in some places violent reactions in the Middle East, forcing European leaders to try to calm the situation. This backlash started in late September 2005, when the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a dozen cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. The images ranged from serious to comical in nature; a particularly controversial cartoon portrays Mohammad with a bomb wrapped in his turban. The Jutland-based newspaper states that the images were meant to inspire some level of public debate over the image of Islam in Europe, and had no direct aim of offending anyone.

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hypothesis: Lin Piao wrote the "Little Red Book". premise: Lin Piao, after all, was the creator of Mao's "Little Red Book" of quotations.

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hypothesis: The council is prohibited to travel outside of Haiti by military officers. premise: The council prohibited any travel outside of Haiti by all officers of the Haitian military and police and all major participants in the September, 1991, coup.

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hypothesis: Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent are the first pair of skaters to land a triple salchow jump. premise: On November 17, 2007, at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard competition in Paris, France, American pair skaters Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent, a mirror pair team, became the first pair skaters in the world to land a throw quadruple salchow jump. The jump was ratified as clean by Technical Controller Ann Hardy-Thomas, and the International Skating Union officially proclaimed it the first in international competition on Monday, November 19th.

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hypothesis: Eric Clapton is in business with Les Paul. premise: From Joss Stone to Keith Richards to Sting, the artists joining Les on the rock-charged album share one clear common bond: Les Paul is one of their most respected and beloved mentors.

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hypothesis: Scientists want children to learn evolution. premise: The Interacademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), a global network of the world's science academies, has released a statement urging parents and teachers to provide children with 'the facts about the origin and evolution of life on Earth'. The statement is signed by 67 of the 92 member academies of the organisation, and notes that in some schools around the world, "testable theories" about evolution are being "concealed, denied or confused by theories not testable by science".

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hypothesis: Representatives of the 142 member countries of the World Trade Organization will gather in Doha, Qatar, next Friday. premise: Representatives from 142 nations are expected to sit down in Doha Qatar, next Friday for the World Trade Organization's (WTO) fourth Ministerial Conference.

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hypothesis: The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. premise: The Republic of Tajikistan, which declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, is in a region that has changed hands many times.

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hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease is treated using drugs. premise: Other drugs on the market, approved to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's, are believed to work by inhibiting cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine which is a chemical used by nerves to communicate with each other.

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hypothesis: 13 men killed in co-ordinated anti-terrorism raids across the country last Tuesday. premise: Scotland Yard has been granted two more days to question nine of the 13 men arrested in co-ordinated anti-terrorism raids across the country last Tuesday.

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hypothesis: Thousands of people are expected to return to New Orleans this week, as areas of the city are opened up to residents. premise: Nagin defended his plan to return up to 180,000 people to the city, within a week and a half, despite concerns about the short supply of drinking water and heavily polluted floodwaters.

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hypothesis: Linda Johnson is married to Charles. premise: Linda Johnson, who lives with her husband, Charles, and two cats in a rented one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco's Mission District, said Katrina has made her realize she needs to gather together, in one accessible place, her scattered disaster supplies.

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hypothesis: Obesity is medically treated. premise: The gastric bypass operation, also known as stomach stapling, has become the most common surgical procedure for treating obesity.

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hypothesis: Antonio Fazio works for the Bank of Italy. premise: Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Central Bank president, made it clear, on Wednesday, that he would oppose unwarranted political attempts to remove Antonio Fazio: the Bank of Italy governor, engulfed in controversy over his handling of bank takeover bids.

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hypothesis: Voting for a new European Parliament has been clouded by apathy . premise: Voting for a new European Parliament was clouded by concerns over apathy.

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hypothesis: Coal stocks rise. premise: Coal company stocks got a lift Monday morning after an article in Barron's said the industry was benefiting from soaring natural gas prices and the advent of new power plants that emit less pollution.

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hypothesis: The name of George W. Bush's wife is Laura. premise: Colin L. Powell and Laura Bush, wife of Gov. George W. Bush, are to speak on the opening night in Philadelphia, while the Democrats have tentative plans to have President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton address the delegates on the first night in Los Angeles.

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hypothesis: France angered a number of countries, by inviting Mr. Mugabe to attend a Franco-African summit in Paris. premise: The measures currently in force include a travel ban on senior government figures, but France has invited Mr. Mugabe to a Franco-African summit in Paris next month, angering several countries.

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hypothesis: PixVillage is a French newspaper. premise: Another French daily newspaper talks about PixVillage.

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hypothesis: Col. Richard Wagenaar said the problems would set back repairs at least three weeks, but June was still the target for having the levees back to pre-Katrina strength. premise: Still, the storm surge was both stronger and earlier than expected, apparently coming through waterways southeast of the city, said Col. Richard Wagenaar, the Army Corps of Engineers' district chief in New Orleans.

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hypothesis: Ebola Epidemic breaks out in Zaire. premise: A unique feature of previous Ebola outbreaks has been the relative sparing of children. For the first time, an out break of an unusual illness-Ebola haemorrhagic fever occurred in Northern Uganda - Gulu district.

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hypothesis: Lebanon elected a new President. premise: Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament has delayed the presidential vote for an eleventh time since initial voting began on September 25. The last vote was set for December 29 but has been rescheduled for January 12. A senior political source stated the reason for the delay was due to "complications in regional and international negotiations and the severing of domestic talks."

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hypothesis: The US Declaration of Independence is located in America. premise: Among the fascinating sites in the city are Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and one of America's principal symbols of freedom, The Liberty Bell, located in Congress Hall.

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hypothesis: Kim Ledger was Heath's son. premise: A memorial service has taken place for Australian actor Heath Ledger, who died January 22 in New York. Hollywood celebrities and many other loyal fans bid farewell to the well known actor. His death has been deemed accidental by the New York City Medical Examiner and was attributed to a toxic mixture of prescription drugs and pain killers. The star died in his Manhattan apartment last month. The service was held at Penrhos College in Perth, Australia and was attended by over 100 people, although the actual funeral was only attended by Ledger's close family. Before the funeral, Heath's father, Kim Ledger, said that "the funeral will be very, very private and there will only be 10 people there, immediate family and nobody else."

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hypothesis: Blair belongs to the Church of England. premise: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today's events could "make history anew" and to "escape the heavy chains of history". Blair said, "Look back and we see centuries pock-marked by conflict, hardship, even hatred, among the people of these islands." Blair's predecessor, Sir John Major said "The sight of people that were once totally antagonistic to one another sitting down to plan the future of Northern Ireland is very attractive," adding "I always believed from the outset that it was possible but that it would be difficult and that it would take a long time."

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hypothesis: Yemen was reunited in 1990. premise: Yemen, too, was reunified in 1990.

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hypothesis: The U.S. light crude is $1.27 a barrel. premise: U.S. light crude was trading erratically on the New York Mercantile Exchange, hitting $44.50 a barrel before easing back a bit to $44.10, still a gain of $1.27.

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hypothesis: The Chilean government affirming that as a member of the Senate, Pinochet has diplomatic immunity. premise: This explanation was rejected by the Government of Chile, who insist that Pinochet enjoys diplomatic immunity in his capacity as "an elected member in the Senate for life" since leaving the command of the armed forces last March.

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hypothesis: The Japanese Prime Minister is Morihiro Hosokawa. premise: Camacho is a Mexican version of Japan's Morihiro Hosokawa -- a pragmatic tactician using a crisis and the attendant outcry for reform to further his political standing.

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hypothesis: prime minister targeted for assassination premise: Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih was unharmed after an assassination attempt.

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hypothesis: The banking firm Barings collapsed due to speculations made by Nick Leeson. premise: Global markets should be "quite strong enough to absorb it without lasting damage", he said . "I would stress that these circumstances are unique to Barings and should not apply to other banks operating in London." Barings faced losses of at least 600m in contracts on three stock exchanges in Singapore , Osaka and Tokyo , he said , but 'further unquantifiable losses' were expected .

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hypothesis: Andrzej Lepper is no longer the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. premise: In late 2006, Aneta Krawczyk accused the party's leader Andrzej Lepper of having offered her political favours for sex in 2001, and then said he had been the father of her youngest child. She said the same of Lepper's close collaborator and MP, Stanislaw Lyzwinski, and accused him of rape and sexual abuse. She also said that Popecki, who had been Lyzwinski's aide, had tried to induce a miscarriage by giving her a labour-inducing drug called oxytocin.

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hypothesis: Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation. premise: Thus, China's President repeatedly sent letters and envoys to the Dalai Lama and to the Tibetan Government asking that Tibet "join" the Republic of China.

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hypothesis: The Brazilian President is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. premise: The documents commented by the magazine date of April 25, 2002, epoch in which the Brazilian president was Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

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hypothesis: A U.S. citizen working in Riyadh has been kidnapped after a colleague in the same company was shot dead yesterday. premise: A statement said to be from al Qaida, claimed the terror group had killed one American and kidnapped another in Riyadh.

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hypothesis: Gilda Flores was kidnapped on the 13th of January 1990. premise: San Salvador, Jan. 13, '90 (Acan-Efe) -The bodies of Hector Oqueli and Gilda Flores, who had been kidnapped yesterday, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported.

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hypothesis: Intelligent design supports Darwinian evolution. premise: The US state of Kansas has ruled that science classes in public schools should include the teaching of intelligent design and the doubts it casts on Darwinian evolution.

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hypothesis: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a worldwide disorder. premise: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression, is a debilitating problem that interferes with the quality of life of thousands of patients, especially during the fall, winter and early spring. This syndrome seems to be a worldwide phenomenon and occurs cross culturally, especially in countries far from the equator.

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hypothesis: U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens. premise: US troops evacuated two injured soldiers said Staff Sgt. Duane Brown, a spokesman for the 42nd Infantry Division.

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2,339

hypothesis: The Normandy landings took place in June 1944. premise: After months of planning and build-up, Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower set Operation Overlord for June 6, 1944: some 7000 ships in the British Isles set to sea and sailed across the English Channel, and, under the leadership of Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, 135,000 troops landed and stormed Feldmarschal Erwin Rommel's German positions along 80 km of the Normandy coast.

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hypothesis: In France, works of art bought at public auction are exempt from registration. premise: In France, art dealers are obliged by law to register all purchases except those bought at a public auction.

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hypothesis: Deutsche Telekom sold O2 Plc. premise: Shares of O2 Plc, which this week agreed to be bought for 17.7 billion pounds ($31.3 billion) by Telefonica SA, fell after Deutsche Telekom AG said it won't make a counter offer.

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hypothesis: Google is subjected to Canadian law. premise: Privacy lawyers are waiting with bated breath to see what the privacy commissioner has to say about this, because it has implications far beyond Google Street View, Bowman said. "I think we're really at the beginning of this story, not the end." Canada's privacy laws require that a person being photographed give their consent to the pictures being published unless they are being taken for journalistic, literary or artistic purposes. However, in post-production, Google now subjects all photos to an automated process of blurring people's faces and licence plates. In addition, anyone can request specific images be removed from the site. "The privacy concerns could be pretty severe for some and people can still be identified, even with faces blurred out," Bowman said. "I'm not sure how Google is rationalizing compliance with Canadian law by service providers who are taking the pictures here."

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hypothesis: Sportswomen have been accused of doping. premise: Athletics' governing body, the IAAF, last week cleared Ottey of accusations of steroid use and lifted a two-year ban after their arbitration panel said the IOC-accredited lab in Lausanne improperly tested Ottey's urine sample.

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hypothesis: Victor Emmanuel III was king of Italy from 1900 to 1946. premise: Victor Emmanuel was born on Nov. 11, 1869, in Naples. After his father, Umberto I, was assassinated in 1900, Victor Emmanuel succeeded to the throne.

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hypothesis: The Volcano Observatory in Alaska is the employer of Peter Cervelli. premise: However, Peter Cervelli of the Alaska Volcano Observatory said that "Anchorage might dodge the bullet" and come through the eruption unscathed. Dave Stricklan of the National Weather Service predicted a "light dusting" of fine ash that would disrupt air travel but not seriously affect people on the ground. Mudflows may affect the Drift and Crescent Rivers. Mount Redoubt last erupted in late 1989, causing mudflows which put an oil refinery at risk while ash from the eruption stalled the engine of a passing airliner. US$160 million worth of damage was estimated to have been caused.

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hypothesis: Feith works in Brussels. premise: Feith, 63, started his career at age 25 at the ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked at the Dutch embassies of Syria, Germany and Sudan, at the United Nations headquarters in New York and at NATO in Brussels. In 2004 he represented E.U. in Darfur and prepared an E.U.-mission in Iraq that trained police-officials and judges. A year later Feith was in charge of the E.U. operation in Aceh and supervised the peace negotiations between the Indonesian government and the rebels.

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hypothesis: The Congress wants to boost the economy. premise: Mr. Bush warned opposition Democrats in Congress against raising taxes, saying that is the worst thing lawmakers could do. But he did urge them to pass legislation that could help more Americans refinance their homes. "When Congress comes back, I look forward to working with them to deal with the economic realities of the moment and to ensure the American people that we will do everything we can to make sure we remain a prosperous country," he added.

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hypothesis: Mufi Hannemann is the mayor of Honolulu. premise: At the police-training center in Waipahu, 17 members of the Honolulu Police Department's recruit class practiced driving on this training course on Friday. It will be the last recruit class for a while. Another class set to begin next week has been postponed and a second recruit class scheduled for July will also likely be put off to save money. "We're going to just delay it for now until the budget situation clears up a little bit more," Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said.

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hypothesis: The Hashemite dynasty rules Jordan. premise: Brought under Ottoman rule in the 16th century, Jordan has been led only since the 1920s by Hashemite rulers, a family whose roots are in present-day Saudi Arabia.

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hypothesis: The FDA turned up metal in roughly 200 pills of the 70 million it passed through a metal detector. premise: A company investigation turned up metal in roughly 200 pills of the 70 million it passed through a metal detector, according to the FDA.

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hypothesis: Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6.7 billion takeover of long-distance provider MCI Inc. transformed the telephone industry. premise: Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large corporations.

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hypothesis: PM acquired three Russian factories. premise: PM has now firm projects which include a stake in a joint venture called Constellation in Samara involving the city's main tobacco factory.

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hypothesis: There was a magnitude 7 earthquake on the Hayward fault. premise: The magnitude 7 earthquake that occurred today on the Hayward fault (a part of the San Andreas fault system, along the densely populated eastern side of San Francisco bay) caused hundreds of deaths and almost $100 billion of damage.

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hypothesis: Hillary Clinton is Bill's sister. premise: The plaintiffs in this most recent suit contend that Lee, Perlmutter, Arthur Lieberman and Avi Arad conspired in bad faith to conceal and misappropriate financial interests in Lee's creations assigned to Stan Lee Media in 1998. SLM's meltdown involved its former President Peter F. Paul fleeing to Brazil, contributions made to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Paul's extradition and more. In 2007, SLM filed a $5 billion lawsuit in which it claimed co-ownership of all of Stan Lee's creations for Marvel.

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hypothesis: Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. premise: John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has topped the US dance chart at the age of 71 with a song supporting gay marriage.

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hypothesis: Volkswagen AG produces the 'Beetle'. premise: German automaker, Volkswagen AG, launched a special collector's edition of its original Beetle, on Thursday, to mark the end of the line for the most popular car in history.

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hypothesis: The Yemen branch of the "Islamic Jihad" group, kidnapped the 16 Western tourists. premise: An official of Abyan police, where 16 Western tourists are being held since yesterday, announced that the hostages are held by the Yemeni "Islamic Jihad" group, which is demanding the release of its leader and lifting the embargo on Iraq.

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hypothesis: Condoleezza Rice is the U.S. Secretary of State. premise: Most recently, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called North Korea an "outpost of tyranny" enraging Kim Jong-il , the leader of North Korea.

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hypothesis: Romania sent 730 troops in Iraq. premise: Romania currently supplies one of the world's largest contingents of troops in Iraq, with nearly 1000 people.

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hypothesis: It takes longer to get green card. premise: The wait time for a green card has risen from 21 months to 33 months in those same regions.

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hypothesis: Facebook and MySpace were invented by Eric Gurr. premise: Eric Gurr, creator of U4Prez.com, says you shouldn't be fooled be the site's MySpace-like facade. "It's all about the politics," he says. "I think most of our users have accounts on MySpace and Facebook, and use U4prez strictly for the political dialogue." Wikinews conducted an email interview with Gurr, in which he discussed how the site works, how the Internet has affected politics, and who he is endorsing for President.

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hypothesis: British Columbia is located in Canada. premise: As much as 200 mm of rain have been recorded in portions of British Columbia , on the west coast of Canada since Monday.

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hypothesis: Wilson uses some 120 persons in Iraq, 40 of whom are inspectors. premise: UNSCOM employs about 120 persons in Iraq, including 40 inspectors.

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hypothesis: Ikea is a home. premise: IKEA offers fantastic and affordable solutions for your home furnishing needs.

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hypothesis: The Woody Creek Tavern is owned by George Stranahan. premise: Other friends were not surprised at his death. "I wasn't surprised," said George Stranahan, a former owner of the Woody Creek Tavern, a favourite haunt of Thompson. "I never expected Hunter to die in a hospital bed with tubes coming out of him." Neighbours have said how his broken leg had prevented him from leaving his house as often as he had liked to. One neighbour and long-standing friend, Mike Cleverly, said Thompson was clearly hobbled by the broken leg. "Medically speaking, he's had a rotten year."

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hypothesis: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a daughter. premise: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are to let Getty Images sell photos of their new baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt - and have asked the proceeds go to charity. Angelina Jolie"While we celebrate the joy of the birth of our daughter, we recognize that 2 million babies born every year in the developing world die on the first day of their lives. These children can be saved, but only if governments around the world make it a priority," the couple said, in a joint statement.

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hypothesis: MNJ is a group of Malian bandits. premise: The area is used by both nomadic herders, who follow their herds and stay in mobile cattle camps, and sedentary farmers. "Attacks in this region could be the work of the (Tuareg rebel) Niger Justice Movement (MNJ) or they could be the work of Malian bandits," a security source, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. The rebels say that wealth generated from Niger's vast uranium deposits has not been distributed equally, and demand more autonomy for the Tuareg inhabitants of the northern Agadez region, where most of Niger's uranium is mined. At least 300 rebels and 80 government soldiers have been killed since the MNJ began its military campaign in early 2007.

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hypothesis: The Congress wants to boost the economy. premise: U.S. President George W. Bush and Congressional leaders from both political parties have reached agreement on US$150 billion in tax relief in an effort to help stimulate the United States economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. The agreement includes provision to give up to US$600 in tax rebates to millions of wage earners and an additional US$300 refund for each child. It allows businesses to immediately write off 50 percent of capital equipment purchases.

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hypothesis: A robotic arm has been used for scientific discoveries. premise: Digging in a different trench Phoenix's robotic Arm connected with a hard surface that has scientists excited about the prospect of next uncovering an icy layer. "We have dug a trench and uncovered a hard layer at the same depth as the ice layer in our other trench," said Washington University robotic arm investigator for Phoenix, Ray Arvidson. The arm tried at least three times to penetrate the layer, but was unsuccessful. As a result the arm went into a holding pattern, awaiting its next commands.

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hypothesis: The film "WarGames" was shot in 1983. premise: That film wasn't too successful, but then 'WarGames,' which was successful, came out right when I won the Tony for 'Brighton Beach' in 1983.

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hypothesis: Israeli troops carried settlers out of homes, synagogues and even nursery schools. premise: Israeli troops evicted hundreds of screaming and weeping Jewish settlers from their homes, schools and synagogues in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, carrying out a chaotic and harrowing operation to end 38 years of occupation.

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hypothesis: Harnold Lamb authored many biographies. premise: In 1927 Harnold Lamb wrote a biography of Genghis Khan, and following on its success turned more and more to the writing of non-fiction, penning numerous biographies and history books until his death in 1962.

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hypothesis: Time Magazine was created by Evan Wolfson. premise: Evan Wolfson, the founder of the modern gay marriage movement, tells the waiter he would like an iced decaf and "the usual." Wolfson, one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People in the World, is a man who unflinchingly knows what he wants and stays his course, whether it be in his choice of restaurant or in his choice of battle. And others always know when they see Evan coming what it is that he wants.

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hypothesis: Al-Zarquawi is dead. premise: Someone said to be an informant within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's trusted circle told Coalition forces the insurgent leader was going to have a meeting, it has emerged. This information appears to have led US F-16Cs to a safehouse in the Iraqi town of Hibhid, where the Jordanian and five others, including a child, were killed on Wednesday.

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hypothesis: Cox 2 inhibitors are pain relief drugs. premise: He said a new study might include more than just Cox 2 drugs possibly adding such widely used painkillers as Ibuprofen naproxen and diclofenac.

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hypothesis: NTSB is responsible for investigating transportation accidents in the United States. premise: After the SkyWest airliner touched down, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) alerted and the air traffic controller transmitted "Hold, Hold, Hold" to the SkyWest flight crew in an attempt to stop the aircraft short of runway 1L. The SkyWest crew applied maximum braking that resulted in the airplane stopping in the middle of runway 1L. As this was occurring, the captain of Republic Airlines flight 4912 took control of the aircraft from the first officer, realized the aircraft was traveling too fast to stop, and initiated an immediate takeoff. According to the crew of SkyWest 5741, the Republic Airlines aircraft overflew theirs by 30 to 50 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration has categorized the incident as an operational error.

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hypothesis: Wilkins became the captain of Chelsea in 1975. premise: In 1975, a 19 year old Wilkins was handed the captaincy of Chelsea, despite the presence of elder and more experienced players in the squad.

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hypothesis: Elijah Muhammad founded the Nation of Islam. premise: The black Muslim activist said that he had relieved Muhammad of his duties "until he demonstrates that he is willing to conform to the manner of representing Allah and the honorable Elijah Muhammad (founder of the Nation of Islam)".

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hypothesis: Rana is the Trade Minister in China. premise: Rana told a delegation of the Nepal Trans-Himanlyan Trade Association, the only non-governmental organization which has trade relations with China, who informed the minister of the problems existing in the bilateral trade sector.

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hypothesis: The December burst came from a neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius. premise: The blast observed on Dec. 27 came from a neutron star: a collapsed dead star with a sun-like mass squeezed into a sphere, just 15 miles across, in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer).

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hypothesis: Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name. premise: Nicholas Burns stated in an exclusive interview for "Utrinski Vesnik" from Pristina that it would be disgraceful if Athens puts a veto on Macedonia's application for membership in the European Union and NATO.

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hypothesis: Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. premise: John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, approved this museum as the world's first museum to honor John Lennon.

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hypothesis: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a worldwide disorder. premise: A recent study found no evidence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland where the sun does not appear for a long time in the winter.

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hypothesis: African-Americans are a minority in the U.S. premise: The article also mentions the greater prevalence of obesity among two minority populations, African-Americans and Hispanic/Latino, but does not consider in its analysis of the increase in obesity the increase of these these populations as a proportion of the United States population. African-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos have a higher rates of obesity than White Americans, while Asian-Americans have a relatively low rate of obesity. Despite only representing one third of the U.S. population, African-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos represent about one half of the population growth.

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2,135

hypothesis: US shuttle Atlantis docks with the Mir space station. premise: On February 1, 1990, during a spacewalk, Alexander Serebrov dons an experimental flying armchair that had been delivered to Mir with Kvant 2. Unlike U.S. astronauts, who flew untethered flights with a similar device, the Soviet cosmonaut remains attached to the station with a safety tether, since there is no space shuttle to pick him up in case of an emergency.

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14

hypothesis: The quarterback threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns, and then ran to the end zone two more times. premise: Brian Brohm, the Louisville quarterback, threw for 368 yards and five touchdowns as the Cardinals beat visiting Oregon State 63-27.

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2,189

hypothesis: Gerhard Schroeder belongs to the Social Democrats. premise: The 500,000 eligible, Muslim voters are likely to reward Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) in the September 18 parliamentary election, for its anti-Iraq war position and pro-Muslim policies.

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687

hypothesis: Musharraf met Brown in London. premise: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf held talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London on Tuesday, reassuring his host that Pakistan will hold a fair election next month and is ready to continue a sustained fight against terrorism and extremism. The visit has been widely called President Musharraf's "charm offensive." The Pakistani leader has held talks in Brussels, Paris, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and now in London in an effort which has been seen as an attempt to shore up European support for his government.

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82

hypothesis: Alex Da Silva is a student of salsa dance. premise: Alex Da Silva, a salsa dance instructor and choreographer for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his students, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. Da Silva, 41, is accused of assaulting the students in his two homes in the San Fernando Valley over the last six years, police said. He is being held in lieu of $3.8 million bail. Authorities said the four victims were all students of Da Silva at the time of the assaults.

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589

hypothesis: Blue Mountain Lumber owns Ernslaw One. premise: Blue Mountain Lumber is a subsidiary of Malaysian forestry transnational corporation, Ernslaw One.

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1,305

hypothesis: A witness rescued Rodriguez. premise: Rodriguez was spotted by a witness running away from the stairwell where the backpack was found seconds before it went off.

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1,065

hypothesis: Jalal Talibani is friends with Obama. premise: Gibbs also said that Obama planned to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, but poor weather in Baghdad means that Obama will likely talk to the prime minister and Iraqi President Jalal Talibani by telephone. American troops are slated to leave Iraq by August 2010, with The New York Times reporting that troop levels will continue to be high until Iraq's federal elections in December. Obama told a group of university students in Turkey that despite his original opposition to the war in 2003, he realized that the troop withdrawal must be done carefully.

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62

hypothesis: Formerly ( until 1949 ) Batavia, Jakarta is largest city and capital of Indonesia. premise: The Dutch, who ruled Indonesia until 1949, called the city of Jakarta Batavia.

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978

hypothesis: El Nino is named after Peru. premise: El Nino is so named because the effects of the warmer water off Peru are usually noticed near Christmas time.

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370

hypothesis: Vera Beers works for Olivet. premise: Vera Beers, of Olivet, recently was named employee of the month at Standard Printing in Marshall.

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895

hypothesis: Americans used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. premise: About 2,200 Americans and 27,000 Filipinos died from disease and starvation at Camp O'Donnell before the camp was closed in July 1942, just three months after the beginning of the Death March. Ortega -- now the lone surviving member of the 192nd tank battalion - spent 3 ½ years in captivity in the Philippines and Japan before being liberated in August 1945 following the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, forcing a reluctant Japan to surrender. Ortega eventually returned to the United States in October 1945, the first of five brothers to return home from the war. A sixth died in action.

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2,385

hypothesis: Humans existed 10,000 years ago. premise: These early men learned to make fire. They traveled over land bridges from Africa, and began to populate the world, about 1 million years ago.

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