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''", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Microsoft", "/business/company/founders", "Bill Gates" ], [ "Bill Gates", "/business/person/company", "Microsoft" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Microsoft", "/business/company/founders", "Bill Gates" ], [ "Bill Gates", "/business/person/company", "Microsoft" ] ] }, { "text": "The question of how to sustain the high level of forces abroad became more acute this week as General John P. 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Andrew St. John , a former assistant bishop of the Anglican diocese of Melbourne , Australia , performed the ceremony at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan , where he is now the vicar .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Melbourne", "/location/administrative_division/country", "Australia" ], [ "Australia", "/location/location/contains", "Melbourne" ], [ "Australia", "/location/country/administrative_divisions", "Melbourne" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Melbourne", "/location/administrative_division/country", "Australia" ], [ "Australia", "/location/location/contains", "Melbourne" ], [ "Australia", "/location/country/administrative_divisions", "Melbourne" ] ] }, { "text": "Contributions in his memory may be made to the Museum for African Art , 36-01 43rd Ave. , Third Floor , Long Island City , Queens , NY 11101 .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Long Island City", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ], [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Long Island City" ] ], 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Mrs. Keber , 31 , was until June 3 a beauty director in the advertising department of Allure , a Conde Nast magazine in New York .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "New York", "/location/location/contains", "Westhampton" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "New York", "/location/location/contains", "Westhampton" ] ] }, { "text": "Yet some archaeologists say it is difficult to decline money for the field they care about -- particularly when the Levy-White money has supported causes like excavations at the ancient Canaanite city of Ashkelon , Israel , a project that Professor Stager of Harvard directs . 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Lineman Dies Thomas Herrion , a 23-year-old offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers , collapsed in the locker room and died after a preseason game against the Broncos in Denver .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Thomas Herrion", "/people/deceased_person/place_of_death", "Denver" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Thomas Herrion", "/people/deceased_person/place_of_death", "Denver" ] ] }, { "text": "Robert Penchina , an intellectual-property lawyer in New York , was n't worried about stud fees or even winning races when he first invested in 2001 in one of West Point 's partnerships .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "New York", "/location/location/contains", "West Point" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "New York", "/location/location/contains", "West Point" ] ] }, { "text": "Born in Vienna , Austria , she emigrated to New York to escape Hitler with her husband , Walter Eisenberger , and her sister and husband Mimi and Theo Klein .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Vienna", "/location/administrative_division/country", "Austria" ], [ "Austria", "/location/country/capital", "Vienna" ], [ "Austria", "/location/location/contains", "Vienna" ], [ "Austria", "/location/country/administrative_divisions", "Vienna" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Austria", "/location/location/contains", "Vienna" ], [ "Vienna", "/location/administrative_division/country", "Austria" ], [ "Austria", "/location/country/capital", "Vienna" ], [ "Austria", "/location/country/administrative_divisions", "Vienna" ] ] }, { "text": "But David E. 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''", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Susan Collins", "/people/person/place_lived", "Maine" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Susan Collins", "/people/person/place_lived", "Maine" ] ] }, { "text": "Entering the Delgado Travel Agency in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens , they wended their way past the agents dressed as flight attendants and arrived at the homegrown , Spanish-language radio studio the proprietors had built in the back .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Jackson Heights" ], [ "Jackson Heights", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Jackson Heights" ], [ "Jackson Heights", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ] ] }, { "text": "A spokesman for Representative Anthony D. 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] ] }, { "text": "For Jean Schwarzwalder , 24 , a photo editor who lives in Astoria , Queens , and plays guitar in the all-female punk band Lady Unluck , the league was a natural progression from the mosh pit to the derby pack .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Astoria" ], [ "Astoria", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Astoria" ], [ "Astoria", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ] ] }, { "text": "The key qualifying game in Africa will be the match in Tunis between Kenya and Tunisia .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Africa", "/location/location/contains", "Tunisia" ], [ "Africa", "/location/location/contains", "Kenya" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Africa", "/location/location/contains", "Tunisia" ], [ "Africa", "/location/location/contains", "Kenya" ] ] }, { "text": "The Environmental Systems Research Institute was founded 37 years ago by Jack Dangermond , an 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] }, { "text": "Living with his grandparents in Woodhaven , Queens , after the breakup of his parents ' marriage , he played in the school band and in a Dixieland band with friends from the neighborhood .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Woodhaven", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ], [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Woodhaven" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Woodhaven", "/location/neighborhood/neighborhood_of", "Queens" ], [ "Queens", "/location/location/contains", "Woodhaven" ] ] }, { "text": "INTERNATIONAL 3-17 Iranian Eclipses Clerics ' Power President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is trying to consolidate power in the office of the presidency in a way never before seen in the 27-year history of the Islamic Republic , apparently with the tacit approval of Iran 's supreme leader , according to government officials and political analysts in Tehran .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad", "/people/person/nationality", "Iran" ], [ "Iran", 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Calvin O. Butts III , one of New York 's most influential black ministers , said he would support Mayor Bloomberg 's campaign for re-election if C. Virginia Fields , the Manhattan borough president , did not win the Democratic primary .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "New York", "/location/location/contains", "Manhattan" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "New York", "/location/location/contains", "Manhattan" ] ] }, { "text": "I do n't think we should have owners compete against one another , '' Arthur Blank , the Atlanta Falcons ' owner , said in a telephone interview . 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Mark Sanchez , a highly touted University of Southern California quarterback , posted $ 200,000 bond after being held by the Los Angeles police on suspicion of sexual assault .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Los Angeles", "/location/location/contains", "University of Southern California" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Los Angeles", "/location/location/contains", "University of Southern California" ] ] }, { "text": "This award , given jointly by Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville , bestows not only prestige but also a tidy $ 200,000 in cash .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Louisville", "/location/location/contains", "University of Louisville" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Louisville", "/location/location/contains", "University of Louisville" ] ] }, { "text": "Microsoft executives , including Bill Gates , the chairman , have predicted that people will eventually listen to music through their phones .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Microsoft", "/business/company/founders", "Bill Gates" ], [ "Bill Gates", "/business/person/company", "Microsoft" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Microsoft", "/business/company/founders", "Bill Gates" ], [ "Bill Gates", "/business/person/company", "Microsoft" ] ] }, { "text": "Starbucks sells tea , as well as coffee , in China , but it has found that Chinese customers prefer the coffee , said Christine Day , the company 's president for Asia and the Pacific .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Asia", "/location/location/contains", "China" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Asia", "/location/location/contains", "China" ] ] }, { "text": "Before prescribing any of the three drugs , doctors should carefully evaluate their patients ' risk of heart problems , said Dr. Garret A. 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''", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Philadelphia", "/location/location/contains", "University of Pennsylvania" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Philadelphia", "/location/location/contains", "University of Pennsylvania" ] ] }, { "text": "Correction : May 30 , 2005 , Monday An article on Friday about President Bush 's meeting in Washington on Thursday with Mahmoud Abbas , the Palestinian president , paraphrased incorrectly from Mr. Bush 's remarks at a news conference regarding the barrier that Israel is building in the West Bank .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Israel", "/location/location/contains", "West Bank" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Israel", "/location/location/contains", "West Bank" ] ] }, { "text": "President Bush on Thursday warmly praised the Palestinian president , Mahmoud Abbas , for what he called Mr. Abbas 's commitment to democracy , then reiterated that Israel had obligations it must fulfill as both sides work toward a peaceful future for the Middle East .", "gold_spo_list": [ [ "Middle East", "/location/location/contains", "Israel" ] ], "pred_spo_list": [ [ "Middle East", "/location/location/contains", "Israel" ] ] }, { "text": "Yet the union 's Texas achievement stands in stark contrast to the A.F.L.-C.I.O. 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