Problem: protesters and security forces clashed in several cities monday as union leaders vowed to defy a six-day-old state of emergency and president alejandro toledo struggled to contain demonstrations by striking farmers , teachers and state workers .

What is a very short summary of the above text?
++++++++++
A: sporadic protests break out in peru as union leaders vow to defy state of emergency
question: the debate over whether , when and how to expand nato has heated up recently , with this month 's u.s.-russian summit providing a convenient point of focus for administration principals and pundits alike to sort out the issues .

Write a brief summary in a sentence or so.
summary: expanding nato eastward makes sense
a senior u.s. treasury department official said saturday that macau will have to decide whether to release north korean funds frozen at a bank accused of helping the north launder money and handle counterfeit currency .

A summary about the text above: u.s. envoy says macau must decide whether to release frozen north korean funds
Question:
Summarize this: a month ago , on world aids day , i wrote that despite all the public rhetoric about progress , `` we are not winning the war on aids '' and that the `` very best that can be said is that we are losing at a slightly lower rate .
Answer:
sorry but aids testing is critical
Text: alarmed by a new pumping station in lebanon , israel has warned lebanon and syria that it will `` not be able to ignore '' violation of its water rights , a senior israeli official said wednesday .

Summary: israel warns lebanon on water rights
Problem: louis v. gerstner , ibm corp. 's outgoing chairman , will take the helm of the carlyle group , the politically connected investment league whose rarefied leadership and investor roster ranges from former president george bush to the saudi family of osama bin laden .

What is a very short summary of the above text?
++++++++++
A:
ibm 's gerstner to lead politically connected investment group