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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.

Q: Washington (CNN) -- Just two months after the brinksmanship of the "fiscal cliff," on Friday Washington faced yet another deadline to avoid yet another fiscal calamity of its own making. But this time, something is different. As congressional leaders met in the White House on Friday for what was little more than a photo-op on the day forced budget cuts went into effect, this time there are no 11th-hour negotiations to save the day. There is no last-minute effort to call in Vice President Joe Biden on behalf of Democrats or Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on behalf of Republicans to get things back on track.Washington faced yet another fiscal deadline -- this time with no real effort to negotiateCouples therapist: Democrats, Republicans lost sight of big picture, are just arguing to winCouples mediator: Disagreements should be used to find solutions 
 Questions:"And that's exactly what they're doing -- the Democrats and the _ are doing with each other. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) White House (D) Joe Biden (E) Democrats (F) Senate (G) Mitch McConnell (H) Republicans

A: (H)
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Q: (CNN) -- Syrian state-run television reported Thursday that forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed three Westerners, including an American woman and a British citizen, who it claims were fighting with the rebels and were found with weapons. Syrian TV identified the woman, releasing what it claimed were images of her Michigan driver's license and U.S. passport. It also released what is said was the name and passport of a British citizen. It did not identify a third person who it claimed was a Westerner. The report said the three were ambushed in their car in the flashpoint province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, where government forces have been battling rebels for control.NEW: The UK Foreign Office says it's aware of the claimsA family member of the woman says the FBI confirmed she died in SyriaThe report also showed what it said was a Michigan driver's license and passportIt claimed it belonged to a dead American woman fighting with the rebels 
 Questions:CNN is not identifying the family member, who lives in _, until next of kin notifications have been completed. (A) CNN (B) Syrian (C) Bashar al-Assad (D) American (E) British (F) Michigan (G) U.S. (H) Idlib (I) Syria (J) UK (K) Foreign Office (L) FBI

A: (F)
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Q: Washington (CNN) -- The federal budget has always been a tool for partisanship, but never more so than in the past few years. Like the awkward and irreverent distant relative at the dinner table, the Senate tried for several years to ignore it. But everyone knew it was in the room, helping to create a permanent state of partisan gridlock. But the government shutdown in October caused so much political fallout that most Republicans and Democrats in a Congress already rated poorly by the public didn't want to go through it again with midterm election campaigns just getting off the ground. Passing a budget became an imperative.The Senate is expected to take up the budget on Tuesday2014 and 2016 politics will play into Senate budget voteThe fallout from the filibuster rule change has left hard feelings in the SenateFear of another government shutdown has pushed some to support the deal 
 Questions:"This agreement takes that scenario off the table and keeps the _ firmly on defense with their disastrous healthcare law heading into 2014." (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Senate (D) Democrats (E) Congress

A:
(D)
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