In this task, you are given a sentence and question which can be answered using the sentence. Your task is to answer the question using the information from the sentence. The answer to the question is unique and it is a continuous text span from the sentence.
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Question: Sentence: Following the report , Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials involved in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys broke the law . 
 Question: when was someone appointed?

Answer: Following the report


Question: Sentence: As ex-slaves risked beatings for failing to meet the continuing duties , their freedom was limited . 
 Question: who might not  meet something?

Answer: ex-slaves


Question: Sentence: Following the report , Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials involved in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys broke the law . 
 Question: when was someone appointed?

Answer:
Following the report


