Q: Experts say that Mr. Abbas will need that big win to show that he has the support of most Palestinian people in order to push through his aims of peace talks with Israel.
Analysts had said that Mr. Abbas needed a large margin of victory in order to push his agenda of peace talks with Israel.

A: yes


Q: A United States Air Force F-22A Raptor fighter jet crashed in the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States on Wednesday, according to officials. The airplane, which seats one person, crashed at approximately 10:30 am local time about 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base in California. The cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained, and the fate of the pilot is unknown. The jet was on a test mission when it crashed.
Mojave Desert is located in California.

A: yes


Q: President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's controversial ruler, has reached his 85th birthday. To mark the occasion, the BBC's African Perspective programme asked his former friends, employees and interviewers to recall their most memorable encounters with "Uncle Bob", as he is known in Zimbabwe. WILF MBANGA, EDITOR, THE ZIMBABWEAN I remember very well how I first met Robert Mugabe. In 1974, I did a series of profiles of nationalist leaders who had come out of jail.  We had not had pictures or heard of them for years.
Uncle Bob is Robert Mugabe.

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yes