TASK DEFINITION: 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].
PROBLEM: (CNN) US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN that until Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is out of power, she doesn't see a political solution to the conflict in Syria. "There's not any sort of option where a political solution is going to happen with Assad at the head of the regime," Haley told "State of the Union" anchor Jake Tapper. "It just -- if you look at his actions, if you look at the situation, it's going to be hard to see a government that's peaceful and stable with Assad.""It's going to be hard to see a government that's peaceful and stable with Assad," Haley said"If he needs to do more, he will do more," Haley said when asked if Trump would order more strikes 
 Question:President _ ordered the strike in response to a chemical weapons attack against civilians earlier in the week, which US officials say was carried out by the Assad government.

SOLUTION: Trump

PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, will not run for re-election, he said Tuesday in a blistering speech on the Senate floor that bemoaned the "coarsening" tenor of politics in the United States. Flake denounced the "complicity" of his own party in what he called an "alarming and dangerous state of affairs" under Trump, blaming the President for setting the tone. In his speech, Flake assailed a "flagrant disregard for truth or decency" and attacked a "regular and casual undermining of our democratic norms." "When such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else: It is dangerous to a democracy," Flake said.Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican, has long feuded with President Donald TrumpFlake faced a GOP primary challenger next year and a tough re-election fight 
 Question:"One of the greatest people I've served with," Corker said after the speech, describing _ and adding later, "He's what I would call a real conservative."

SOLUTION: Jeff Flake

PROBLEM: (CNN) Britain's stunning vote to leave the European Union is both historic and world-changing. But what does it really mean for folks living on the other side of the Atlantic? Potentially, everything -- the economy, national security, even the race for president. Here are five ways Brexit will affect Americans: It could hurt the economy The UK is the world's fifth-largest economy and one of the United States' largest trading partners, so if it catches a cold, we may get a little sick, too. When the pound dropped to 30-year lows as the results came in and British stocks got pounded, it was no surprise when Wall Street tumbled more than 500 points right after the opening bell Friday morning. So yes, your 401k's probably a little smaller right now.Brexit isn't just a big deal for Europe: it affects America tooIt might be a threat to the U.S. economy 
 Question:If enough dominoes fall, there's a real danger the _ could collapse.

SOLUTION:
European Union

