Indicate a text span in the passage about which an inquisitive question is asked. (note, don't answer the question).

Q: Sentence: In fact , at one point Merry Chase ( Melinda Mullins ) , a cool , carefully coiffed television announcer , recites a list of a dozen or more scandals of recent years , concluding with those affecting the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the savings and loan industry .<sep>Question: Can we be informed on more of these scandals?

A: dozen or more scandals of recent years ,
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Q: Sentence: A spokesman for the New York - based food and tobacco giant , taken private earlier this year in a $ 25 billion leveraged buy - out by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co . , confirmed that it is shutting down the RJR Nabisco Broadcast unit , and dismissing its 14 employees , in a move to save money .<sep>Question: why taken private?

A: private
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Q: Sentence: Many of the nation ' s highest - ranking executives saluted Friday ' s market plunge as an overdue comeuppance for speculators and takeover players .<sep>Question: Why was it overdue?

A:
overdue
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