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INDIA: BJP PARTY SUFFERS SERIES OF DEFEATS IN ELECTIONS (V)
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India's ruling B-J-P party has suffered a series of humiliating defeats in the country's state elections, triggering speculation that the government's days are numbered.
Most of the gains went to the main opposition group,...
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Opposition parties join labour unions in anti-government protest
1. Pan of protesters at rally
2. Mid of anti-government banner
3. Mid of soldiers behind barriers
4. Various of protesters
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Vox pop, protester (no name given):
"We cannot bear this government anymore, they've been...
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WRAP Police patrols at Red Mosque, protest, AP pix inside mosque
Islamabad
1. Tracking exterior of Jamia Hafsa (girl's religious school next to the mosque), with Pakistani military outside
2. Wide of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), behind barbed wire
3. Close of damaged minaret
4. Low angle shot of...
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House Speaker John Boehner says he reached an agreement with the Senate to renew the payroll tax cut before it expires Dec. 31. The GOP retreat ends a standoff in which Boehner's Republicans came under pressure to agree to the short-term extension.
HEADLINE: Boehner: House leaders accept Senate tax terms
CAPTION: House Speaker John Boehner says he reached an agreement with the Senate to renew the payroll tax cut before it expires Dec. 31. The GOP retreat ends a standoff in which...
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Alaska's contested Senate election went to state court Monday when Rep. Joe Miller sued the state over the way write-in ballots for his GOP rival have been counted.
HEADLINE: Miller sues Alaska; Extending Senate contest
CAPTION: Alaska's contested Senate election went to state court Monday when Rep. Joe Miller sued the state over the way write-in ballots for his GOP rival have been counted. (Nov....
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SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICIANS FROM ENEMY CAMPS MAY SET UP NEW PARTY
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Two politicians from enemy camps in South Africa may set up a new political party together.
Claiming the party would be the country's first truly non-racial party, Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa said they were creating a...
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ITALY: FEDERALIST NORTHERN LEAGUE PARTY STEP UP POLITICAL WAR
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Italy's Federalist Northern League party has stepped up its political war with Rome by calling for a referendum on self-determination and sovereignty.
League leader Umberto Bossi has proposed that the northern regions of the...
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Republicans take charge of US House of Representatives
1. Zoom in of US Capitol Dome
2. Mid of House of Representatives floor
3. Close-up of member calling house to order
4. Wide of House members starting voting for Speaker of the House
5. Close-up of newly elected House Speaker John...
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WRAP Putin's party dominates parl vote; Putin supporters; ADDS OSCE comment
Moscow
1. Wide of pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi supporters, holding flags, celebrating in Red Square
2. Kremlin clock with flags in the foreground
3. Various of crowd and people draped in capes with the portrait of Russian President...
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Obama comments as stimulus package is being negotiated
AP Television
1. Pan from presidential seal to Barack Obama, US President
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President
"A failure to act and act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe, and guarantee a longer recession, a less...
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President Bush on Iraq, Iran and North Korea
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charlie Rose, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) anchor
"When will he know (General David Petraeus) you think, will he know by the end of summer that the trending (in the military surge) is going the right way?"...
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SYND 12 2 79 MEETING OF BASQUE NATIONALIST PARTY AND INTERVIEW WITH CANDIDATES
Meeting of Basque Nationalist Party (PNB) in Bilbao, and interview with election candidates Ramon Sota and Julio Jauregui who give their views on the newly approved constitution in Spain and the resultant forthcoming elections in the...
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Polls close, exit polls announced, reax from SPD and CDU
1. Wide of officials inside polling station
2. Man unlocking ballot box, zoom in
3. Man folding up European Union flag
4. Official emptying ballot box on table
5. Various of officials beginning to sort through ballots
6. Wide of...
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Anti-Europe party a wildcard in German politics
Berlin, Germany - 14 April 2013
1. Wide of ADF (Alternative for Germany) founding party congress
2. Mid of banner reading (German) "Alternative for Germany"
3. Wide supporters voting about party structures
4. Mid of Andreas Fluegge,...
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USA: CHICAGO: CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MARCH ON DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
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African American Civil rights activists have marched on the Democratic Convention in Chicago to press the Clinton Administration to deliver on racial equality and rethink welfare reform legislation.
The march on the...
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After meeting with Donald Trump in New York, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich explained his willingness to participate in a GOP debate moderated by Trump. Rival Ron Paul criticized the debate scheduled for December 27 in Iowa.
HEADLINE: Gingrich explains backing of Trump-hosted debate
CAPTION: After meeting with Donald Trump in New York, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich explained his willingness to participate in a GOP debate moderated by Trump....
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WRAP Bush addresses nation on Iraq policy, Reax from Democrats
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Washington DC, US - 13 September 2007
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President (Starts on midshot and zooms in):
"Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country...
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GOP leaders and the White House say the lunch Wednesday with President Barack Obama was productive. They say everyone agrees on the need to cut spending, but differ on the details.
HEADLINE: Obama, GOP leaders agree on cutting spending
CAPTION: GOP leaders and the White House say the lunch Wednesday with President Barack Obama was productive. They say everyone agrees on the need to cut spending, but differ on the...
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Mitt Romney is the winner of the New Hampshire primary, his second straight win. The GOP race now moves on to the more conservative South Carolina.
HEADLINE: Romney wins NH; race moves to South Carolina
CAPTION: Mitt Romney is the winner of the New Hampshire primary, his second straight win. The GOP race now moves on to the more conservative South Carolina. (Jan. 10)
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AP sources: Democrats reach tentative deal to drop public option from health bill
HEADLINE: Senate leader: End in sight for health care bill passage
CAPTION: At a hastily called evening news conference, Majority Leader Harry Reid declined to provide details of what he described as a "broad agreement" between liberals...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks to reporters after Democrats meet with President Barack Obama. He said the country will have comprehensive health care reform before year's end.
HEADLINE: Reid: Health care reform before year's end
CAPTION: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks to reporters after Democrats meet with President Barack Obama. He said the country will have comprehensive health care reform before...
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Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer
AP Entertainment
FILE: London, UK, 8 October 2008
1. Pan down Houses of Parliament
2. Wide of actor Ron Silver having his photograph taken
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Silver, Actor:
''They are kind of spooky in a way, but they're very...
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Mexico's ruling party candidate Calderon named president-elect
1. Wide of Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TRIFE) building
2. Medium of TRIFE president Judge Leonel Castillo
3. Medium of magistrates
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Judge Leonel Castillo, TRIFE President:
"The elections that took...
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The race for governor in Virginia along with another in New Jersey are being watched closely as possible referendums on the policies of President Barack Obama, and omens for Democrats who control Congress in the 2010 midterm elections. (Nov. 2)
HEADLINE: Candidates for governor in Va. make final push
CAPTION: The race for governor in Virginia along with another in New Jersey are being watched closely as possible referendums on the policies of President Barack Obama, and omens...