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According to the member of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights who said that Gov. Davis renegotiating costly power-supply contracts could save billions of dollars, what might power generators do if Gov. Davis seized only one power generation plant? | drop their prices | PAIRIDX:38865 | [
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"former Republican Gov.",
"Pete Wilson sarcastically declared upon hearing of the Democratic governor's plan.",
"Davis, however, has suddenly thrust the idea of renegotiating some of the costly power-supply contracts to the center of a wildly complex tangle of fiscal, political and legal issues tied to the energy crisis, the ailing economy and their impact on the growing state budget deficit.",
"The outcome could affect the pocketbooks of energy consumers and taxpayers alike for years, perhaps decades.",
"\"This could save billions of dollars,\" said Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, one of the consumer groups that has embraced Davis' power contract renegotiation plan.",
"Barry Goode, Davis' legal affairs secretary, said the administration is \"not targeting every contract\" because the pacts have been \"extremely valuable in keeping the market stable.\"",
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"Some power companies, however, may find their claims for the fair market value of their plants undercut by their own tax filings.",
"Energy firms, including Duke, told county assessors last year that the utility plants they bought were worth hundreds of millions of dollars less than they paid for them.",
"Private companies including Duke, Dynegy, Southern Energy, AES Corp and Calpine spent a total of $3.2 billion to buy divested utility power plants that can produce as much as 20,000 megawatts.",
"UNDERLYING PROBLEM UNSOLVED Williams said taking over the property of private companies would not solve the underlying problem behind California's high energy prices: rising demand and an inadequate supply of energy to fill it.",
"Even if Davis seized only one plant, the move might spur other power generators to drop their prices, said Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.",
"\"As soon as the generators recognize we're ready to go to a public power system and take their plants, they may start selling power at reasonable rates, and we won't have to go down that road,\" Heller said.Chronicle staff writers Tyche Hendricks, Patrick Hoge and Greg Lucas contributed to this report."
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Film actor Paul Demel died in the year that what British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers was released? | Madame Louise | PAIRIDX:38863 | [
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The news service that published an article on 06/25/2001 about the relaunch of windpower in the United States, also published an article on 03/15/2001 about which company that had ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster inc.? | Enron Corp. | PAIRIDX:38862 | [
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"USA: Fresh look at wind energy blows to US from Europe.",
"By Jonathan Landreth 06 25 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Windpower is poised for a relaunch in the United States, where regulators, investors and utilities, following Europe's lead, are tilting toward improved technology that now makes windpower cost-effective, experts say.",
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"By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.",
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"But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.",
"\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said."
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What is the name of the historic valley located in the region of California that features redwood forests and Mount Shasta that produces old-vine grapes used in fruit-filled Zinfandel wine? | Livermore Valley | PAIRIDX:38861 | [
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"Northern California also contains redwood forests, along with the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta (the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range after Mount Rainier in Washington), and most of the Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions."
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"'In This Email: The Valentine's Day Countdown Has Begun Great Wines and Gifts Two Weeks to ZAP Mania Wine Team Picks The Valentine's Day Countdown Has Begun Although you might have gotten the impression the holidays were over, the most important day of the year for lovers is just around the corner.",
"At wine.com, we believe that fine wine -- and the surrender to the senses that it invites -- is love, so in anticipation of the (more-rapidly-approaching-than-you-think) date of February 14, we've officially opened our Valentine Shop.",
"In it, you'll find all kinds of romantic gift packages, suggestive sweets, personalized wine labels, and oh, yes, special wines from all over the world, arranged in amorous combinations.",
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"Great Wines and Gifts 1998 Ivan Tamas Zinfandel, Livermore Valley, California, $8.95 An outstanding, fruit-filled Zinfandel produced from old-vine grapes grown in Northern California's historic Livermore Valley."
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The author of the 1991 crime novel Strange Loyalties was born in what year? | 1936 | PAIRIDX:38860 | [
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The U.S route from which Lions Peak is viewable in South Santa Clara Valley runs through California, Washington and what other state? | Oregon | PAIRIDX:38859 | [
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"The headwaters of Lions Creek originate on the eastern flank of the hill, and flow southward before merging with Llagas Creek in Gilroy.",
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"It is also known as El Camino Real (The Royal Road) where its route along the southern and central California coast approximates the old trail which linked the Spanish missions, pueblos, and presidios.",
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Which venture fund had Michael Rover as a principal and a portfolio that included onecard? | AV Labs | PAIRIDX:38858 | [
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"The AV Labs portfolio includes Covasoft, InStreamTV, Terrace Mountain Systems, newgistics, onecard, and WebTaggers.",
"http: www.avlabs.com EnerTech Capital Partners Names Ex-Varidigm CEO as Partner WAYNE, Pa. -- Private equity firm EnerTech Capital Partners said it named Kenneth Kazmer a venture partner.",
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"He also founded and served as director and CEO of Varidigm, a speed motor technology company.",
"EnerTech manages $285 million and focuses on technology, service and infrastructure investment in the energy, utility, and communications markets.",
"http: www.enertechcapital.com Advertisement Where's the money in free software?",
"Is Linux, at last, about to become important to commercial users with IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and others teaming up to offer an open-software suite to compete with Windows?",
"Or is there a lesson for us all in the disappointing stock market performance of the pure-play Linux companies?",
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The members of the 1990s group INI were Gregory Phillips, Rob-O, Rass, Marco Polo, and a rapper who was born in what year? | 1970 | PAIRIDX:38857 | [
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"His first appearance was as a guest on the track \"The Basement\", included on \"Mecca and the Soul Brother\" (1992), the first album released by Pete Rock and his creative partner CL Smooth.",
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"He moved, through a mutual friend he became a teacher, and an after school carer, where his daughter attended.",
"Around this era of him working he \"dabbed\" in and out of the game, mostly making beats and producing - what he originally wanted to do in hip hop.",
"One of INI's first demo-tape was \"Concerned\", although appearing to be named \"For your own concern\" on YouTube.",
"The one and only INI album was never officially released, but was one of the most bootlegged albums in hip hop history.",
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Kai Lung: Six by Ernest Bramah was first published in 1974 in which Washington county? | Pierce County | PAIRIDX:38856 | [
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On November 7, 2001, the board of an electric company failed to agree to pay $8 billion in stock in order to acquire Enron Corp.; in what year was this electric company founded? | 1984 | PAIRIDX:38854 | [
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The pitching for the 2009 Chunichi Dragons was lead by Taiwanese ace Chen Wei-Yin, Kazuki Yoshimi, young lefty Yudai Kawai, and a person who is currently employed as a what? | pitching coach | PAIRIDX:38853 | [
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Which investor participated in Extreme Devices' second round of funding and also backed Linx Communications? | Tredegar Investments | PAIRIDX:38852 | [
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The person who wrote the Union-Tribune piece titled "State must bare secret energy deals Judge orders release of pacts with suppliers" on 6/14/01 alongside Karen Kucher wrote a piece for the same paper on 9/1/00 that talked about three electricity bills before what person? | Gray Davis | PAIRIDX:38850 | [
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The chief judge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commented on how important the definition of the geographic market would be towards determining the market share of what company? | El Paso Merchant | PAIRIDX:38849 | [
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"National Desk THE NATION Little Progress on Energy Rebate, Judge Hints RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 07 06 2001 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page A-30 Copyright 2001 The Times Mirror Company WASHINGTON -- The federal mediator seeking a settlement for billions of dollars in alleged electricity overcharges in California signaled Thursday that the talks are in trouble, and analysts said hope for a deal seems to be fading.",
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"http: www.reef.com new directors Broadband Service Firm Incanta Names Edaflow CEO as Chairman mail this story?",
"top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Incanta, a provider of managed content services to broadband service providers, said it named Tim Cobb as chairman of the board.",
"Aside from being an individual investor in Incanta, Mr. Cobb is founder, chairman and CEO of edaflow, a provider of software and services for the apparel industry.",
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"The company is backed by Mosaic Venture Partners, Intel Capital, AT&T Canada, Celtic House, Reicon Capital, Imlay Investments, Gray Ventures, Blackboard, and Marathon Capital.",
"http: www.incanta.net CES International Names Cinergy Managing Director to Board mail this story?",
"top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- CES International, a software company for the utility industry, said it elected Brian Stallman, managing director of Cinergy, to its board of directors."
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The Democrat representative for Santa Ana who had $1.2 million in cash for her campaign, at a time when Republican Jerry Lewis had $1 million, was first elected in what year? | 1996 | PAIRIDX:38847 | [
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Monica Ginestre collaborated with a band, prior to starting her own 2012 solo project, that was formed in what state? | New York | PAIRIDX:38846 | [
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An individual investor in ViAir worked at what multinational conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California? | Cisco Systems | PAIRIDX:38845 | [
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The author of a 10/17/01 piece for Reuters English News Service about Enron releasing more detailed financial data wrote a piece for the same service on 3/22/01 about the shares of what company falling? | Enron Corp | PAIRIDX:38844 | [
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"By Andrew Kelly 10 17 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Enron Corp. moved in the right direction by releasing more detailed financial data and tackling problems at peripheral businesses, but the energy giant still has a way to go to make Wall Street happy, analysts said Wednesday."
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"By Andrew Kelly 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Shares of electricity and natural gas marketing giant Enron Corp. slid further on Thursday amid broader weakness in energy stocks despite a reassurance from the company that it would hit its previously stated earnings target for this year.",
"Enron was off $3.34, or 6 percent, at $52.55 per share Thursday afternoon after falling 8 percent on Wednesday.",
"So far this year, Enron's stock is down about 37 percent, versus a 16 percent decline for Standard & Poor's utilities index.",
"Seeking to reassure investors, Enron issued a statement on Thursday saying it was \"very comfortable\" with its 2001 earnings target of $1.70 to $1.75 per diluted share.",
"On average, Wall Street analysts expect Enron to post earnings of $1.74 per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Financial First Call.",
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The Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant was located in a city that is the seat of what county? | Harrison County | PAIRIDX:38843 | [
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Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a member of a public school corporation whose headquarters are located on what street? | Walnut Street | PAIRIDX:38842 | [
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The MP who joined Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande in emphasizing the need for improving the living conditions of the people displaced by the Almatti project took over in the state of Rajasthan following what person? | Shivraj Patil | PAIRIDX:38840 | [
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"Sreenivas praised the KPC on its pro-active role in providing power to the state.",
"Karwar MP Margaret Alva and Industries Minister R.V.",
"Deshpande stressed on the need for improving the living conditions of the project displaced people.",
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The paper that ran a 5/17 story titled "Powerful new law for state: The public authority could seize private plants and market bonds for projects" ran a story on 5/7 claiming it was crunch time for what? | power rates | PAIRIDX:38839 | [
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The Democratic US Representative for California that was born on March 31st, 1959 and retired in 2012 represented what area of California? | Atwater | PAIRIDX:38838 | [
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"After conducting hearings on the market, the subcommittee is recommending the state streamline the PUC's process to approve underground natural gas storage facilities and new pipelines, allow lower-grade California natural gas to be used by industrial users and reform tariffs to see if they discourage investments in a variety of natural gas-related ventures.",
"Meanwhile, the state remained free of power alerts Tuesday morning as reserves stayed above 7 percent.",
"On the Net: The bill numbers are: AB78x by Canciamilla; AB73x by Canciamilla and Dickerson; AB23x, by Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, D-Atwater, and Assemblywoman Barbara Matthews, D-Tracy; and AB42x, by Diaz.",
"Read the bills at www.assembly.ca.gov LOAD-DATE: May 1, 2001 Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 1, 2001 Tuesday Home Edition SECTION: Part A; Part 1; Page 16; Metro Desk LENGTH: 1078 words HEADLINE: Davis Turns to Bankruptcy Court for Help in Plan to Buy Power Grid; Utility: He seeks support from panel representing creditors of PG&E."
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The comune of Pietraroja is located in a mountain range that ends in the southwest at which coastal city? | Reggio di Calabria | PAIRIDX:38837 | [
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"It is known from only one specimen, a nearly complete skeleton from the comune of Pietraroja in the Apennine Mountains.",
"Costa identified the specimen as a lizard, but in 1915 paleontologist Geremia d'Erasmo reclassified the skeleton as that of a rhynchocephalian on the basis of another rhynchocephalian specimen Costa had described, which d'Erasmo thought belonged to the same species.",
"Later studies of the anatomy of these two specimens revealed that they belonged to two different species; Costa's \"Chometokadmon\" was a lizard whereas the other specimen, renamed \"Derasmosaurus\" in honor of d'Erasmo, was a rhynchocephalian.",
"The first detailed description of \"Chometokadmon\" came in 2006, allowing it to be incorporated into a phylogenetic analysis of lizards.",
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Among the Washington cities that are seeking a refund from power companies claiming their rates did not meet the FERC standard of reasonable pricing, which had an estimated 2016 population of 704,352? | Seattle | PAIRIDX:38836 | [
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"A power shortage in California sent prices soaring among all states on the western power grid last year and much of this year.",
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"Buyers in the Northwest are seeking $2 billion in refunds, saying the prices paid clearly did not meet the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's standard of ``just and reasonable.''",
"``The prices were not unreasonable or unjust, and refunds should not be ordered in this proceeding, '' said Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Judge Carmen Cintron, in a report to the commission.",
"The commission will make its own ruling in the case, and the judge's finding is not binding unless followed by the commissioners.",
"The Washington-state cities of Seattle and Tacoma are among those seeking refunds for sales from Dec. 25 to June 20. FERC ordered Cintron to gather evidence about these allegations during a Sept. 4-6 hearing and to recommend whether it should consider ordering refunds."
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"In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.",
"In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate.",
"The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 mi south of the Canada–United States border.",
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Around 3/23/01 shares of Enron Corp. went up nearly 8% after a person who was born on what date assured analysts there were no layoffs planned for the company's broadband division? | November 25, 1953 | PAIRIDX:38835 | [
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"Reuters English News Service, 03 23 01 Enron Teleconf.",
"Core Business Highlights and Outlook Bloomberg, 03 23 01 Cinergy Capital & Trading Completes Acquisition of Merchant Bloomberg, 03 23 01 Enron Says Portland General Sale Probably Won't Close (Update2) Bloomberg, 03 23 01 Enron stock surges on executive's assurances 03 23 2001 Associated Press Newswires Copyright 2001. Associated Press.",
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"HOUSTON (AP) - Shares of Enron Corp. surged nearly 8 percent Friday as chief executive officer Jeffrey Skilling assured analysts there are no layoffs planned for the company's broadband division.",
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"The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010.",
"On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's conviction and transferred the case back to the lower court for resentencing.",
"During April 2011, a three-judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the verdict would have been the same despite the legal issues being discussed, and Skilling's conviction was confirmed; however, the court ruled Skilling should be resentenced.",
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The person who was CC'd on Susan Mara's September 27, 2001 12:51 PM e-mail to Ken Smith concerning a question about a phone call received an e-mail from what person on May 14, 2001 at 9:26 AM concerning a direct access amendment? | Scott Govenar | PAIRIDX:38834 | [
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"If, in fact, they actually come back next week, we'll likely stay with Tues Thur.",
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"But we're still figuring and will get back to you.",
"We'll know more when we know more about what the heck the legislature is going to do, or not do.",
"Best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Mara, Susan Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:51 PM To: 'Ken Smith' Cc: Dasovich, Jeff Subject: RE: Is there a call today Sorry, Ken.",
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"I believe we're going to 9 am Wed weekly calls.",
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"I can put it together if asked to do so.",
"Mike --Original Message -- From: Scott Govenar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:26 AM To: Jeff Dasovich; Sandra McCubbin; Susan J Mara; Mike Day Subject: [Fwd: FW: DIRECT ACCESS AMENDMENT] What do we think?\""
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"DAVIS ON 'MEET THE PRESS' Davis also will use the time to make national media appearances, including one on \"Meet the Press\" tomorrow.",
"Garry South, Davis' political strategist, said the appearances will allow Davis to address some East Coast media accounts of the energy crisis.",
"\"A lot of misconceptions and myths have crept in,\" South said.",
"\"It's not helpful to California; it's not accurate on how the crisis came about and how we're trying to solve it.\"",
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"The DGA's Republican counterpart is the Republican Governors Association.",
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The person from Texas nominated by President Bush to serve on the FERC is the chairman of which commission? | Texas Public Utility Commission | PAIRIDX:38832 | [
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"On March 27, President Bush announced his intention to nominate state utility officials Nora Mead Brownell of Pennsylvania and Patrick Wood III of Texas to serve on FERC.",
"Word on the nomination of Wood was expected, although rumors had indicated that Wood might be named to replace HSbert as chairman.",
"Brownell, a commissioner with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, will be appointed to the remainder of a five-year term that expires June 30 of this year and an additional term expiring in 2006. Wood, who formerly served on FERC from 1991 to 1993, will be appointed to the remainder of a five-year term that expires in 2005. As I mentioned in the 3 21 IssueAlert, the FERC is presently divided on the issue of price caps.",
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"The Bee's James Rosen can be reached at (202) 383-0014 or [email protected].",
"FERC nominees open to rate caps Bee Washington Bureau (Published May 17, 2001) WASHINGTON -- President Bush's two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulator y Commission said at their Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that more needs to be done to remedy California's \"dysfunctional\" energy market, and they didn't rule out controls on wholesale rates.",
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The Hass professor who was quoted in the Washington Post on October 21 in a article that was titled "Cashing In and Missing Out?" is known for his work in what field of finance? | behavioral finance | PAIRIDX:38829 | [
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"Terrance Odean, assistant professor in the Haas finance group, was quoted in the Washington Post on October 21 in a story titled \"Cashing In and Missing Out?\"",
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Since the restructuring of the state's utility market, the Sutter Energy Center was the first facility to be licensed to a commission that was formerly known as what? | Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission | PAIRIDX:38826 | [
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"Calpine's vision to invest in new power for California preceded the current energy crisis.",
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"After approval in the spring of 1999, Calpine began construction in June.",
"Building costs are estimated to be approximately $350 million.",
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The newspaper that ran an article titled "Energy giants have a season to remember" on April 18th, 2001 is located in what US state? | Texas | PAIRIDX:38825 | [
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What was the 2016 census-estimated population of the California city where Global Business Network was based? | 870,887 | PAIRIDX:38823 | [
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The 1990 album Packed! is the fifth album of a rock group that formed in what year? | 1978 | PAIRIDX:38822 | [
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The species Phtheochroa unionana belongs to which order? | Lepidoptera | PAIRIDX:38821 | [
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Which investor has backed both Telenisus and UpShot.com? | ABN AMRO Private Equity | PAIRIDX:38819 | [
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"CareGuide has raised $15 million to date.",
"http: www.careguide.com New Directors o Redback Vice Chairman Named Chairman of Telenisus CHICAGO -- Telenisus, which provides businesses with managed Internet Infrastructure services such as security, virtual private networks, and Web hosting, said it has appointed Dennis Barsema as chairman of its board of directors.",
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"UpShot's backers include ABN AMRO Private Equity, Ensley Partners, FrontLine Capital Group, New England Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and individual investors including Bob Finocchio, chairman of Informix; Ken Oshman, chief executive officer of Echelon; Tom Proulx, chief executive officer of Netpulse; and Ben Rosen, chairman of Compaq Computer."
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The American business and consumer columnist who joined the Los Angeles Time in August 2007 wrote an article on May 8, 2001, about secret power deals in what state? | California | PAIRIDX:38817 | [
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Which investor participated in AccessLease's first round of funding and also backed Sentica? | Athena Technology Ventures | PAIRIDX:38816 | [
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The legislative director the Clean Power Campaign who said "We've been obsessed with the health of the utilities" held what position at the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies? | director | PAIRIDX:38814 | [
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Mr. Briggs, who is involved with Lumeta, worked with what American multinational conglomerate that operates four separate business units two of which include aerospace and building technologies? | Honeywell | PAIRIDX:38804 | [
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"Lumeta is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures, and meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund.",
"http: www.lumeta.com Touchpoint Adds BobDeHaven and Doug Dahlen as Sales Execs mail?",
"top EMERYVILLE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Touchpoint, a marketing services compa ny that enables companies to send printed communications, said it named Bob DeHaven vice president of sales.",
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Who is chairman of the entity that Motient said it has signed an agreement to acquire? | Glenn Meyers | PAIRIDX:39082 | [
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"Hutchison Whampoa has a 60 % stake in Hi3G, and Sweden's Investor AB holds the remaining 40%.",
"http: www.europolitan.se http: www.hi3gaccess.se The MBA Co. Launches mail?",
"top WASHINGTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- The MBA Co., an online and offline busin ess club for graduates of leading MBA programs, said that it has officially launched The company will offer a number of networking services ranging from golf tours, career information, and online reference materials.",
"The company is backed by individual investors.",
"http: www.thembacompany.com m&a Motient Acquires Rare Medium in Cash-and-Stock Deal mail?",
"top RESTON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Motient, a publicly traded owner and op erator of an integrated terrestrial satellite network, said it has signed an agreement to acquire Rare Medium Group, a publicly traded provider of incubator and professional services for e-business initiatives.",
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"Under the agreemnet ea ch share of Rare Medium's outstanding stock will be exchanged for one-tenth of a share of a new class of Motient preferred stock.",
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As of May 23, 2001, Michael Capellas was the chairman and CEO of a company that was founded in what year? | 1982 | PAIRIDX:39081 | [
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"Michael Capellas, John Mendelsohn, MD, & Jeffrey Skilling to Speak at Houston Technology Forum May 29 05 23 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) Prominent Business Leaders to Discuss Technology Trends Affecting Houston's Future HOUSTON, May 23 PRNewswire -- Houston Technology Center (HTC) announced today that Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of Compaq; John Mendelsohn, MD, president of University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and Jeffrey Skilling, president and CEO of ENRON, will be the featured speakers at the Houston Technology Forum moderated by Lloyd Bentsen III, chairman of HTC, and scheduled for May 29, from 10:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Houston.",
"The event is being presented by HTC in conjunction with the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the Business Marketing Association (BMA).",
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"It rose to become the largest supplier of PC systems during the 1990s before being overtaken by HP in 2001.",
"Struggling to keep up in the price wars against Dell, as well as with a risky acquisition of DEC, Compaq was acquired for US$25 billion by HP in 2002.",
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What is the date of birth for the person that Frederick Goddard Tuckerman was a sometime correspondent of along with Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson? | February 27, 1807 | PAIRIDX:39080 | [
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"Though his works appear in 19th century anthologies of American poetry and sonnets, this reclusive contemporary of Emily Dickinson, sometime correspondent of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and acquaintance of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, remains in relative obscurity."
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"Ganesan was one among the \"three biggest names of Tamil cinema\", the other two being M. G. Ramachandran (known by his name's acronyms as MGR) and Sivaji Ganesan.",
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The river that makes up the valley that Abbotsford is located in the region of discharges how many tons of sediment annually into the ocean? | 20 million | PAIRIDX:39077 | [
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"The Abbotsford–Mission metropolitan area of around 180,518 inhabitants as of the 2016 census is the 23rd largest census metropolitan area in Canada.",
"Abbotsford has the third highest proportion of visible minorities among census metropolitan areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and the Greater Vancouver CMA.",
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Where is the entity based that Endesa will buy on condition both firms sell generating assets to Repsol? | Bilbao, Basque Country | PAIRIDX:39073 | [
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"GE chi ef Jack Welch, who had been scheduled to retire next April, will stay until th e end of 2001 to oversee the merging of the companies.",
"See article: Jack Welch ,s gambleE+ Boosting its retail banking business in Europe, Deutsche Bank w ill buy the banking operations of France ,s Banque Worms for an undisclosed sum.",
"The French bank, now owned by an insurance behemoth, AXA, has roughly 15,000 retail clients.",
"AXA will retain a third of Worms ,s assets, including divisions involved in trading securities.",
"See article: The next banking crisis, in America and Europe The fight between Repsol YPF, a Spanish energy concern, and End esa, Spain ,s leading electricity provider, for the second-biggest generator, Iberdrola, has ended in a government-sanctioned settlement.",
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"Subsidiaries include Scottish Power (Scotland), Avangrid (United States) and Elektro Holding (Brazil), amongst others.",
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How many of California's southernmost counties generally make up the region that the state Public Utilites Commission increased discount from 15 to 20 percent for three utilities serving that region? | 10 | PAIRIDX:39064 | [
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"The idea was handed out to the offices of at least three key state senators including those of Burton, Debra Bowen, D-Marina Del Rey, and Byron Sher, D-Redwood City.",
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"NEWS More poor to pay less for their PG&E bills PUC votes to increase low-inco me discount Bernadette Tansey 06 08 2001 The San Francisco Chronicle FINAL Page A.12 (Copyright 2001) Low-income households will get a bigger break on their utility bills -- and more consumers will be eligible for the reductions -- under new rules passe d yesterday by state regulators.",
"In a unanimous vote, the state Public Utilities Commission increased the discount from 15 to 20 percent for qualified customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and three utilities serving Southern California The commission took action at the urging of community groups that said elderly and poor families were spending as much as half their monthly incom es on gas and electricity \"The existing 15 percent rate doesn't provide sufficient relief to low-inco me consumers,\" said Commissioner Carl Wood, who drafted the PUC proposal."
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One of the planes involved in the 1965 Carmel mid-air collision that occurred on December 4th belonged to what airline that ran from 1924 to 2001? | Trans World Airlines | PAIRIDX:39063 | [
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How much money did the web content management system company that was founded in 1999, acquired by Limelight Networks in 2011, and sold to Upland Software in 2013 raise in its first round of funding? | $8 million | PAIRIDX:39060 | [
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"THCG and Zinook will provide AppSwing with venture development and United States migration services in exchange for additional compensation.",
"http: www.appswing.com Web Publishing Firm Clickability Has $8 Million Round One mail this story?",
"top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Clickability, a provider of Web-based tools for online publishers, said it raised $8 million in its first round of funding.",
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The top-selling R&B single for 1985 was by an American soul singer who was born in what year? | 1956 | PAIRIDX:39059 | [
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HM Prison Lincoln is operated by an entity which forms part of what service that manages prisons within England and Wales? | National Offender Management Service | PAIRIDX:39057 | [
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The provider of web-enable staffing management services that announced that First Union was implementing its technology to manage its contract workforce secured how much second-round funding from Infinity Capital Venture Fund? | $20 million | PAIRIDX:39055 | [
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"In conjunction with the minority stake, White Amber announced that First Union has decided to implement its flagship staffing technology to manage its contract workforce To date, White Amber has raised approximately $32 million in two rounds of financing.",
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"http: www.whiteamber.com Beyond Genomics Secures $5 Million Strategic Investment mail?",
"top CAMBRIDGE, Mass.",
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Who founded the distributor of press releases that published a press release titled "Energy America to Discuss Marketing Practices in New Jersey Energy Choice Program" on 10-27-1999? | Herbert Muschel | PAIRIDX:39053 | [
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The Corporation which announced a new venture capital fund, with an initial contribution if $25.3 million, that expected to commence operation around April 2001, has interests in finance, real estate and what other area? | information technology, | PAIRIDX:39050 | [
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A 1930 newspaper promotion compared the cartoonist James Robert Williams to two poets: James Whitcomb Riley and a poet born in what year? | 1850 | PAIRIDX:39015 | [
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"VentureWire Optical Portfolio, Boston Marriott Cambridge, October 24 & 25. The resources necessary to Register online: http: www.opticalportfolio.com <http: venturewire.com ads ad.asp?id=1440 * Scottish Reproductive Health Firm Ardana Gets $20M Series A By Taran Provost <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QLNLPNQLII EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND -- Ardana Bioscience, a reproductive health pharmaceutical company, said it raised GBP 13.3 million ($20 million) in its first round of fundraising.",
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Allan Zaremberg is the president of a California business advocacy group; as a not-for-profit organization, this group has roots dating back to which year? | 1890 | PAIRIDX:39013 | [
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"Residential consumers in San Francisco, for instance, pay around 14 cents p er kilowatt hour for power, up from about 10 cents in December.",
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The 83rd Attorney General of the United States was sent a letter by the treasurer urging them to set the DA suspension date back to when? | July 1 | PAIRIDX:39012 | [
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"iVendor.com has been backed by Compass Technology Partners, Jacaranda Partners, Labrador Ventures, and SAP Ventures.",
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"http: www.thomson.com http: www.webct.com Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft PLEASANTON, Calif. -- SkillSet Software, which develops employment recruiting applications, announced it has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Microsoft.",
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"Blackout threats linger Together, the three plants add nearly 1,400 megawatts to the power grid as the state enters its hottest months, when energy demand for air conditioning peaks.",
"The big new guns in California's energy arsenal won't end the state's blackout threats.",
"California Independent System Operator estimates shortages from a few hundred to a thousand or more megawatts this summer, depending on weather and plant failures.",
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"``It's very encouraging for us as the operator of the state's grid to see new generation of this magnitude come online to help manage the shortfalls expected this summer,'' said Jim Detmers, vice president of grid operations at the ISO.",
"The state's last major power plant, the 385-megawatt ARCO Watson Cogeneration plant in Los Angeles, opened in April 1988. The $200 million Sunrise plant, a joint project of Edison Mission Energy and Texaco, will go online just six and a half months after the state approved it and 32 days ahead of schedule."
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The RTO tasked with overseeing transmission lines in eight states and 580,000 square miles of territory proposed to mitigate price surges by requiring generating companies to sell power into California and other states during what stage emergencies? | Stage 3 | PAIRIDX:39006 | [
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"The plan involves the first RTO encompassing a DOE power marketing agency, and further, will allow the region's municipal utilities to participate, Abraham noted.",
"DOE released a copy of an April 23 letter Abraham sent to FERC Chairman Curt Hebert, urging approval of RTO West as part of a stepwise approach toward promoting seamless competitive transmission access throughout the Western United States The letter touched on the debate among FERC's three sitting members over how to promote a single, so-called \"West-wide\" RTO to govern the entire Western interconnection, including California and the Desert Southwest."
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"'Executive Summary FERC Considers Price Caps in the West Davis SoCal Ed MOU subject to legislative revisions (we still stand by our early reports that the SoCal Davis transmission deal will most likely fail and that SoCal will follow PG&E into bankruptcy court) FERC mitigates price spikes in the West FERC Chairman Hebert has placed a RTO West proposal onto the agenda for this week's meeting.",
"The proposal would \"mitigate\" price surges by requiring generating companies to sell power into California and other western states during Stage 3 emergencies (when there is less than 1% surplus electricity in the grid) and cap the price generators could charge during these highest states of emergency.",
"1) The FERC proposal would not set price caps for any other time than Stage 3 emergencies 2) It would expire after a year 3) It would set the top reference rate at \"cost plus\" based on the cost to produce electricity by the most inefficient producer FERC is also looking at initiatives that would encourage the agriculture industry to possibly sell their power and natural gas contracts instead of using them to produce their products."
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What is the land area of this city in Fiji where the rugby union player Timoci Matanavou was born? | 16 square kilometres | PAIRIDX:38795 | [
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"72 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II.",
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"Led by Group Captain Charles Eaton, the wing soon deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, where it comprised three squadrons flying CAC Boomerang and P-40 Kittyhawk fighters, and A-31 Vengeance dive bombers.",
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"120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, which had arrived in May 1944, operating Kittyhawks, remained at Merauke until February 1945.",
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"Aug. 6, 2001, 9:05PM Houston Chronicle FERC chief to resign within weeks Ex-PUC head Wood whispered to be successor By DAVID IVANOVICH Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Curt Hebert Jr., head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis sion during some of the most turbulent months in the agency's history, plan s to resign his post at the end of the month.",
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"The measure was designed to ensure that prices did not spiral out of control in periods of high demand or low capacity, as they have in California.",
"At times in the last year, wholesale electricity in California has sold for thousands of dollars per megawatt-hour.",
"Mr. Wood also supervised deregulation of telecommunications in Texas, an effort that earned him a reputation for working to ensure a competitive market.",
"Curt Hebert Jr., a fellow Republican who is the federal commission's chairman, has consistently opposed price caps.",
"Mr. Hebert has contended that high prices in California reflect supply and demand, not price gouging by power companies, though he has recently supported his agency's policy to curtail the highest prices charged during hours of the most acute electricity shortages.",
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"The giant utility and the state regulatory body contend that a sweetheart deal between El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant Energy gave the sister companies enough market power to artificially raise the price of natural gas that flows into Southern California from Texas.",
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"Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties.",
"The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.",
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For which state did this American author and politician serve as a senator, who was Energy Secretary during the time of California energy crisis under Governor Davis? | Michigan | PAIRIDX:38789 | [
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"\"Pete Wilson accusing Gov.",
"Davis of being responsible (for energy) is like Herbert Hoover blaming FDR for the Depression.",
"We're trying to clean up his mess.\"",
"The GOP former two-term governor spoke on the issue of California energy as members of the Bush administration fanned out across the nation, including a California trip by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, to push the White House's energy policy.",
"But even the president appeared to point the finger at Wilson for some of California's problems.",
"\"They hadn't built a power plant in 12 years\" in California, Bush told reporters Wednesday.",
"\"And guess what?",
"When you grow your state the way they have it creates problems.\"",
"Such words chafe Wilson, who produced California Energy Commission figures that, he said, showed that small plants were built during his administration.",
"In fact, he argued, the 1996 deregulation bill encouraged energy producers to seek state approval for new plants."
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"title": "Spencer Abraham",
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"Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American author and politician who was a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001 and the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush, from 2001 to 2005.",
"Abraham, a Republican, is one of the founders of the Federalist Society and a co-founder of the \"Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy\".",
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"Senator from Michigan."
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In which year did this American diplomat start serve as Secretary of State, who had two-day talks with North Korean leader King Jung il in Pyongyang to curb their manufacturing of weapons, and possible visit of the US President to North Korea? | 1997 | PAIRIDX:38788 | [
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"See article: Election jitters in Colombia Kimrades Reuters The American secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, said &i mportant progress 8 had been made in her two days of talks in Pyongyang with the N orth Korean leader, Kim Jong Il.",
"The United States wants the North to stop makin g missiles, some of which have been sold to outlaw states.",
"A possible visit to North Korea by Bill Clinton was discussed.",
"See article: Madeleine Albright in Pyongyang Ending a lull in Sri Lanka ,s civil war, Tamil Tigers attacke d the country ,s main naval base in Trincomalee, sinking a troop carrier and a gunboat.",
"See article: Lynch law in Sri LankaE+ Government troops rescued three more hostages, all Malaysians, held by Muslim rebels on Jolo island, in the southern Philippines.",
"About 6,000 people marched through Manila ,s financial distri ct, calling on Joseph Estrada to resign as president of the Philippines.",
"There were simila r demonstrations in five other cities and his vice-president echoed the call."
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"title": "Madeleine Albright",
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"Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová; May 15, 1937) is an American politician and diplomat.",
"She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State.",
"She served from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton."
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Which village is the seat of the gmina in which the Polish village of Boduszyn is located? | Niemce | PAIRIDX:38782 | [
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"Boduszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niemce, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.",
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"title": "Niemce",
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"Niemce is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.",
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"It lies approximately 14 km north of the regional capital Lublin."
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Chuck Watson was the chairman and chief executive of an electric company that planned to merge with Enron; in what year was this electric company founded? | 1984 | PAIRIDX:38781 | [
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"J.P. Morgan has taken a leading role in helping Enron.",
"It has lent funds an d it helped restructure the $690 million obligation.",
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"From CBS.MarketWatch.com, online at: DYNEGY, ENRON SAY MERGER TO PROCEED By Myra P. Saefong 1:52 PM ET Nov 21, 2001 WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Merger partners Enron and Dynegy restated their commitment Wednesday to completing a deal, on the heels of embattled Enron's announcement that its lead lender granted it more time to pay off a $690 million note set to come due next week.",
"\"We are continuing our confirmatory due diligence and working to accelerate the regulatory approvals required to complete the merger,\" said Chuck Watson, Dynegy's chairman and chief executive, in a statement."
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"Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.",
"It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.",
"The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.",
"The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.",
"It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.",
"It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business."
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