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Now he believes he can be president.
He does not believe he can become the president.
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White House aide Sidney Blumenthal is in the hot seat for testifying that he never mentioned President Clinton's stalker description of Monica Lewinsky to reporters.
Clinton did not know who Lewinsky was.
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scientific (something about string theory and tangles?)
This is discussing physics.
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far off, unseen, but audible,repeats its syncopated intervals,a song that's not a cry
A noise is heard but not seen.
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[This last is a dig at Jesse Jackson.]
At least one biting remark was made against Jesse Jackson.
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Then, I suppose those of us who support income redistribution wouldn't look so hypocritical and our grandchildren would have big debts, higher taxes, no trees--and be poor.
No one thinks that income redistribution is a good idea.
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Many on both sides anticipate that the Democratic primary of 2000 will be a showdown, with Dick Gephardt representing the old Dems and Al Gore standing in for the new.
The next primary debate was slated for Tuesday.
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By reputation, Baldwins play the field, sleeping around Hollywood, then settling down with a beautiful woman.
The Baldwin men have shown similar behaviors.
entailment
Based on a review of the trajectory charts in The Physics of Baseball and Keep Your Eye on the The Science and Folklore of Baseball , conversations with University of Puget Sound physicist Andrew Rex, and correspondence with aerospace engineer and baseball researcher Roger Hawks, I determined that the McGwire home run...
According to Hawks, McGwire hit the ball very far.
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Should he try and then fail, Beijing will conclude that it is dealing with a weak administration.
Failure would not be a show of weakness.
contradiction
Newspaper reporters increasingly feel themselves irrelevant--marginalized by TV news and the Internet, ignored by a younger generation of nonreaders.
Newspaper reporters are more confident than ever of their place in society.
contradiction
Whether these habits will change on their own, with the maturation of a more tolerant generation, or whether full social acceptance of black Americans will require a concerted governmental effort, is unknowable.
The cause of black Americans not being fully accepted socially cannot be narrowed down to a single problem.
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He is relocating to his home state of Georgia.
Someone is returning from Florida to Georgia.
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And so a comedian's success creates his failure.
most comedian's don't have fathers.
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The sales pitch designed to support workers will also protect shirkers.
Workers and shirkers will both be harmed by the sales pitch.
contradiction
The USAT lead states that leaks indicate that in his deposition last Saturday, Clinton was asked detailed questions about his sexual history with at least four women, including one woman escorted by a state trooper to a rendezvous just days before he became president.
Clinton was questioned about more than one woman.
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My mother, who is a charming woman in almost all other respects, appears to have a grave problem staying employed.
My mother is not very good at keeping jobs despite her being a charming person.
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In her 18 years with him, she had never once heard Dole say, 'Here's what we're doing.
Last year was the first time she met Dole, and she found it odd that he wouldn't tell her what they were doing.
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Schumer, like D'Amato, is aggressive, opportunistic, and unpleasant in more ways that I care to discover.
Schumer and D'Amato are lifelong politicians.
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They would simplify background investigations and financial disclosures.
The firm had recently lost staff, hence the need to simplify certain procedures.
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A long article in the same magazine enters the terrifying world of the yakuza , Japanese organized-crime syndicates.
Yakuza is the mob in Japan.
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He sees a sign that says Chain-Up Area Next Exit and finds it hilariously suggestive.
He sees a sign that he does not find funny or suggestive at all.
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You love it up here, don't you?
Someone believes another is enjoying themselves.
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(It's not housebroken, and it's full-grown.)
It's hard to be housebroken.
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Aside from pure anti-Jesuit animus, this nuance probably arose from the work of some 17th-century Jesuit theologians who imperfectly employed a method known as casuistry in resolving questions of moral theology--an approach that gave the broadest possible leeway to individual behavior.
17th-century Jesuit theologians resolved questions of moral theology using casuistry, which was quite favorable towards individualism.
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In that case the big loans organized a few months ago could have made the difference.
Big loans weren't organized until last week.
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(OK, that was in the Times the next day, not actually a part of the series, and I may oversimplify.)
The Times provided relevant news over the course of a week.
neutral
Still, the tip of political e-commerce is beginning to poke up through the Web's surface.
Political e-commerce is starting to make its' presence known on the internet.
entailment
News accounts agree that Arafat has finally shed his image as a terrorist and is now being honored by the White House not only as a virtual head of state but as the indispensable player in the peace process.
Arafat is no longer seen as a terrorist, he is now honored by the White House.
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If you'd like to know more about Kwanzaa, you can read The Complete Celebrating our Cultural Harvest , by Dorothy Winbush Riley; A Kwanzaa Celebrating the Holiday With New Traditions and Feasts , by Jessica B. Harris; or Merry Christmas, A Christmas and Kwanzaa Treasury , edited by Felix H. Liddell and Paula L. Wood...
Kwanzaa is a tradition filled holiday.
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Or he may You're in the wrong place.
You got your destination wrong.
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Also, a stunning overhead photo depicts droves of worshipers at Mecca.
A large number of people are known to congregate at Mecca.
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It is not foolish to consider intent, hence the distinction between murder and accident and serious dieting.
Intent and motive are among several factors detectives consider when solving cases.
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And privacy--cloak of night, stocking mask, and any digital equivalent--is all that separates the thief from the law.
Increasingly, thieves were turning to digital crime.
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Those who want to believe in the Torah codes will always be able to find ELS that impress them.
There are some who don't believe in the Torah codes.
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American Beauty won three Golden Globes, including Best Drama . Acting awards went to Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry , Denzel Washington for The Hurricane , Janet McTeer for Tumbleweeds , and Jim Carrey for Man on the Moon . HBO series, including the critically hyped The Sopranos , won most of the television awards.
Denzel Washington has never won an award for acting.
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It's dark.
It is the middle of the night.
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But when the industry attempted to create , the same activists protested again, declaring the safer cigarette evil because it would encourage smokers to continue their habit.
Activists opposed the safer cigarette concept.
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So Hollings embraces Inglis' charges that he's a pork- He calls it pork.
Hollings agrees with Inglis about the pork comments.
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Esme, played by Judi Dench, is an actress who lives for the theater.
Judi Dench is of African descent.
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But are the jocks serving Bradley well?
The jocks are, in fact, not serving Bradley well.
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Instead they're busy scrounging for funds to spread good care more widely.
They like to spread good.
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Speaking of Turkey, in honor of Thanksgiving Slate has published a full week's issue as of today (Wednesday, Nov. 26), two days early.
The Thanksgiving issue had a two-page spread on how to properly stuff turkeys.
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An editorial berates the British government's proposal to eliminate trial by jury for several crimes including theft and weapons possession.
The people of Britain are very unhappy with the proposal.
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There's a different, but no less intense, pleasure to be derived from these miracles worked up from the meager materials of paper and chalk.
The materials being used are paper and chalk.
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Remaining an enigma lets her retain the benefit of the doubt.
She spoke without giving too much away.
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So by selling out for a mere $700,000--if he really did--Brown revealed his expectation that competitors (presumably other high-ranking officials with the means to influence trade policy) were prepared to undercut him.
Brown is worth billions of dollars.
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Time claims that friends say Willey's calm demeanor masks a surprising volatility ...
Willey has an obnoxious demeanor.
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Their actual relationship was more complicated.
Their actual relationship ended.
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I'll say it Read the directions.
The directions are written in English and Spanish.
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In Crace's version, a rebellious, bratty Jesus dies of starvation at the end of his 40-day sojourn in the wilderness.
It was day 40 when Jesus died of starvation while in the wilderness.
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Even a decade ago, a movie about Wilde and his gay affair would have been considered Today, it's a cliche.
Wilde had multiple male lovers.
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Pols spend their dotage as think tank scholars or consultants or part-time lobbyists ( Bob Dole) and are trotted out periodically for sage commentary.
Bob Dole was a part time lobbyist.
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He speaks very, very slowly.
He is a methodical person.
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Also, the routine random inspections used by U.S. government agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency are almost exactly like those planned under the CWC, and these have been found constitutional.
The routine random inspections by the OSHA and EPA are almost exactly the same as other inspections that were found constitutional.
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Many teen-agers are not moved by the possibility of an early death in four decades.
Most teen-agers are much more scared of the possibility of dying within two decades.
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Staying on that show is like staying in an abusive marriage.
The person speaking knows from experience, as they were in an abusive relationship.
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The third-most-visited Gore site, according to Direct Hit, is an Al Gore joke repository, posted on the home page of a GeoCities member and sponsored by the Ripon College Republicans.
The Al Gore jokes are sponsored by a progressively liberal group.
contradiction
The author's claim that she backed down from that number in later interviews (not cited) is thus groundless.
The author has come under scrutinty for the accuracy of her statements.
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Now the conservative mantras are perjury is perjury and no man is above the law--and K finds himself tempted by the idea that it isn't the end of the world if a perjurer gets away with it.
K is a conservative.
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Tim has not only been invited to interview at several bulge-bracket firms, he has been warmly received, even by those he lampooned.
There were only two firms that were considered to be bulge-bracket firms.
contradiction
The group of student donors who collectively gave $200,000 to Clinton used different designations when contributing an additional $100,000 to him and others.
Clinton received hundreds of thousands of dollars from student donors.
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But a real predator I know is using, selling, and almost certainly doing other crimes.
Someone knows a major criminal.
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It's like campaign-finance reform--the people who control it are products of the system, says online voting evangelist Marc Strassman.
Few actually wish for campaign-finance reform.
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In this climate popular hostility was trained against powerful private interests and gave new life to anti-Masonry as a political movement.
Powerful private interests always enjoy the love and good-will of all people.
contradiction
This has rekindled the concern and outrage sparked a few weeks ago by the similar death of a pledge at Louisiana State University.
The concern and outrage is still active from the death at Louisiana State University.
entailment
The pessimistic one will lead to the other.
The pessimistic one will not give clues.
contradiction
The only standard by which news organizations feel comfortable evaluating a policy is success or failure, not right or wrong.
News organizations feel uneasy when measuring morality.
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Pollard may have spied for a friendly country, but he did a traitor's work.
Pollard was handsomely rewarded for his treasonous activities.
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Of these, or the many other similar examples I've collected, there is no mention in the book . The reason that I didn't mention them was that to do so seemed to me a cheap shot--concentrating on the ephemeral and the inconsequential--the scummy froth atop the waves of any discourse.
Within the book, there is no reference to any of the relevant examples.
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Religious conservatives complain that the GOP has ignored their causes.
Religious conservatives are all satisfied with the GOP in every way.
contradiction
Outlook SWAT teams swooped down daily to reduce the size of our code.
Outlook uses a lot of memory.
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And so when I gather up my soil samples and Ms.
I have gathered many soil samples in my lifetime.
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I've been hit with a restraining order prohibiting me from finishing the sentence.
Someone couldn't complete the sentence.
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It sounds as if things are just fine as long as your correspondent doesn't have to visit her friend's house.
It would be problematic for your correspondent to leave your side during a trip.
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What's different about the late 1990s' version?
The 90's version is the best.
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My fellow Slate columnist Robert Wright would undoubtedly emphasize that our concern over status exists for good evolutionary reasons.
Robert Wright emphasizes that our focus on position has nothing to with evolutionary reasons.
contradiction
But it remains exceedingly hard to watch, not so much because of the repulsiveness of De Niro's Jake La Motta as because of its overall sense of aesthetic claustrophobia.
De Niro played Jake La Motta in a film.
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All praise is reserved for the production The staging is infinitely inventive, says New York 's John Simon.
New York 's John Simon has commented on the production and staging.
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, the government--borrowing a lot of money).
the government, getting loaned a large amount of money.
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So, what kind of Jew am I after 60 years of consciousness-raising?
I am Hindu and always have been.
contradiction
Religious leaders, especially conservative Christians, have long been suspicious of environmentalism, seeing links between its exaltation of nature and pagan traditions.
Conservative Christian leaders are the least likely to be suspicious of environmentalism.
contradiction
And then he published a triumphal scoop.
He didn't publish anything.
contradiction
But that wacky theory aside, the point for Lemann's book is He brilliantly shows how the Protestant Establishment gave way to the educated elite.
Lemann is a published author.
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He has since criticized Buchanan directly and encouraged Weicker to run for the Reform Party's nomination.
He is a supporter of Weicker.
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Do you steal Tootsie pops at checkout counters?
The subject is being accused of stealing Tootsie pops.
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Maybe you'd better take the motorcycle helmet off.
When riding a motorcycle, you should wear a helmet.
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Et In an interview on Late Edition , Ken Starr says that if he could do it over again, he would have used the independent counsel's office as a bully pulpit, appearing on television to counter the White House's spin doctors.
Kenn Starr plays golf in his free time.
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Atom Egoyan, the Canadian director ( Exotica , 1994; The Sweet Hereafter , 1997) who adapted and directed the book, does tender, morbidly evocative work.
Atom Egoyan adapted a book as a movie and directed it himself.
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If Evans and Novak want to capture the real Farrakhan, Pundit Central suggests that they accompany him to one of his rallies.
Pundit Central has an idea about how to capture the real Farrakhan.
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Could this anti-missile insurance policy reawaken a Cold War confrontation thought dead, lo, these past 10 years?
There are concerns regarding the anti-missile insurance policy.
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4 billion is spent on medication and doctor visits . There is plenty of room for growth--only an estimated 12 percent of hay fever sufferers seek medical treatment.
The amount spent on medication and doctors visits is zero.
contradiction
On Cultural The Wilson-Brustein Discussion , moderated by Anna Deavere Smith (Town Hall, New York).
Anna Deavere Smith won't moderate.
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I wish a sequence that involves a girl stripping and masturbating in Biggs' bedroom while he and his buddies ogle her on the Internet weren't so poorly staged and acted.
It was one of the biggest scenes ever.
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Ever since Seymour Hersh's book came out detailing the raw side of Jack Kennedy and the dark side of Camelot, I've been wondering what JFK did in today's context that warrants an eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery.
Seymour Hersh never wrote any books.
contradiction
These are the Most nominees are confirmed smoothly.
Five percent of nominees are never confirmed.
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The sunny We nailed the terrorists.
It was a sunny day that we the terrorists were destroyed.
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As previously mentioned, the e-rate discount won't cover any portion of the hardware bill either, leaving the local community responsible for PCs, modems, and training for teachers and supervisors.
Teachers and supervisors us PCs and modems.
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This alleged societal dynamic becomes her methodological justification for using the stories of the underemployed, contracted-out, and laid-off men of Southern California to illuminate more general male losses.
There is a social dynamic when it comes to general male losses.
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On Meet the Press , White House Chief of Staff John Podesta We're not negotiating, Tim.
John Podesta is fed up with Tim.
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