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USA: US FUNDING OF UN BUDGET
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US Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole on Friday defended a bill passed by Congress limiting U-S funding for the United Nations.
He said the bill was Congress' way of telling President Bill Clinton to stop spending billions of...
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USA: NEW YORK: CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO PAY UN DEBT
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The U-S launched a campaign on Friday to sell a plan to pay 819 (m) million U-S dollars in back dues to a sceptical United Nations.
U-N ambassador Bill Richardson and Senator Rod Grams of the U-S Senate Foreign Relations...
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USA: WASHINGTON: CLINTON IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY LATEST SITUATION
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U-S President Bill Clinton is calling on House Democrats follow their conscience on Thursday, when they vote.
They have to decide whether to authorise the Republican plan for an open-ended, unrestricted investigation that...
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Iraq - Demonstration against UN sanctions
Iraqi people, including children, took to the streets to demonstrate against United Nations sanctions Wedenesday (17/12) while UN inspectors set out to inspect non-sensitive sites. The protest came amid declarations by US President Bill...
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International efforts to rebuild quake damage faces funding threat
Port-au-Prince - 22 November 2011
1. Various of builders working on construction site
2. Various of shovel clearing rubble from houses that collapsed during earthquake
Port-au-Prince - 23 November 2011
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Max...
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Finland - Yeltsin and Clinton address presser
Presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin made progress on European security at the US-Russia summit in the Finnish capital Helsinki on Friday (21/3), but continued to disagree over NATO enlargement.
US President Bill Clinton and...
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USA: MILITARY JURY CLEAR SERGEANT MCKINNEY OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
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Sergeant Major Gene McKinney, the former top enlisted man in the United States army, was cleared on Friday of all charges of sexual misconduct by a military jury.
The charges had been made against him by six military women...
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USA-Clinton On Budget & Wounded Soldier In Bosnia
Four soldiers and two vehicles were involved in a land mine
accident in northern Bosnia Saturday (30/12), with one US soldier
hurt seriously, President Bill Clinton said at the start of a
budget meeting with congressional leaders in...
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Finland - Clinton and Yeltsin arrive for summit
A long-awaited summit between ailing presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin opened around a dinner-table on Thursday (20/3), with little prospect of a deal on NATO's plan to expand eastwards into Europe but hopes high for an accord on...
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USA: SONS OF ITALY FOUNDATION PAY TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
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The President of the United States made a late change in his schedule to appear at the Sons of Italy annual dinner and awards ceremony in Washington to pay tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Bill Clinton struck emotional chords with...
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GAZA: ARAFAT SAYS HE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PEACE PROCESS [V]
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VOICED BY: Louise Bates
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says he's optimistic about the progress of the Middle East peace process after speaking to U-S President Bill Clinton.
Arafat's comments came after a meeting with the...
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USA: BILL CLINTON WITNESSES SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCH
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U-S President Bill Clinton has described the day Space Shuttle Discovery took off as a great day for America, and for senior citizens.
He was referring to the presence on board the shuttle of Senator John Glenn, who has...
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USA: REACTION TO PEACE REFERENDUM YES VICTORY IN IRELAND (2)
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U-S President Bill Clinton has led world leaders in congratulating the overwhelming approval of the Stormont peace accord, saying the 'yes' vote turns the dream of peace in Northern Ireland into reality.
In a taped message...
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GNS WEEKLY NEWS: NORWAY: OSLO WRAP
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U-S President Clinton has urged both Israelis and Palestinians at the Oslo summit to honour Yitzhak Rabin by re-committing to peace in the region.
The former Israeli prime minister was assassinated four years ago.
At a...
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin addresses hundreds of businessmen
1. Mid shot Chinese president Jiang Zemin smiling
2. Various Jiang Zemin smiling and shaking hands with business leaders
3. Jiang Zemin walks away after photo-op with large group of business leaders attending Fortune 500 conference
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USA: MIDDLE EAST PEACE SUMMIT LATEST (2)
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Last minute pressure from American Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have saved the Middle East Peace summit - at least for another day.
At issue is the question...