In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Q: (CNN) In the final months of the 2016 campaign, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone repeatedly discussed his backchannel communications with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and claimed knowledge of forthcoming leaks from the group, a CNN KFile review of his public statements shows. Stone's comments about WikiLeaks have come under increased scrutiny as the FBI and congressional committees investigate whether Trump associates were involved in Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Stone has repeatedly and publicly denied that he had any contact with Russian officials during the campaign. Stone declined to answer questions from CNN for this story. After this story was published, WikiLeaks tweeted, "WikiLeaks & Assange have repeatedly confirmed that they have never communicated with Stone."Stone repeatedly discussed his back channel communications with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Stone has repeatedly and publicly denied that he had any contact with Russian officials during the campaign. 
 Question:Stone tweets -- then deletes -- about communicating with _, writing that he "never denied perfectly legal backchannel to Assange who indeed had the goods on #CrookedHillary."

A: Julian Assange
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Q: (CNN) Flanked by Iraqi forces of all stripes, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Mosul has been recaptured from ISIS. "From here, from the heart of the liberated and free Mosul, by the sacrifices of the Iraqis from all the provinces, we declare the great victory for all of Iraq and Iraqis," al-Abadi announced Monday. "This is a great celebration that crowned the victories of the fighters and the Iraqis over the last three years." The US-led coalition fighting ISIS, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, congratulated Iraqi security forces "on their remarkable progress against ISIS while making extraordinary efforts to safeguard civilian lives."The US-led coalition fighting ISIS congratulates Iraqi security forcesThere has been little progress in a deal on who will govern, a source says 
 Question:But al-_ has tried hard to brand the fight against ISIS as a national one, involving a range of ethno-religious groups fighting under one national Iraqi flag.

A: Abadi
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Q: Italy coach Antonio Conte believes that players of Italian descent should be free to decide whether they want to play for the 'azzurri'. Conte's latest call-ups, Argentine-born Franco Vazquez and Brazilian-born Eder, have caused a stir in Italy even though both players possess Italian passports. 'I'm not the first (to call-up a player of Italian descent) and I won't be last,' Conte told a news conference on Monday. Brazilian-born Eder (right) is one of two players not born in Italy to be called up by Antonio Conte The Italy manager had defended his right to call up foreign-born players to the national squadAntonio Conte has called up Argentine-born Franco Vazquez and Brazilian-born Eder to the Italy national squadFormer Juventus boss insists players should be free to decide if they want to represent the azzurriInter Milan manager Roberto Mancini holds a different opinion 
 Question:'Anyone who wasn't born in Italy, even though he may have _ relatives, shouldn't be allowed to play.

A:
Italian
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