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USA: REPUBLICAN PARTY MOVES TO SHAKE UP THE WELFARE SYSTEM
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Major efforts are underway in the United States to encourage private companies to assist in training welfare recipients with the skills to reenter the job market.
Republican moves to shake up the welfare system mean the...
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Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. (Feb. 26)
PHOENIX (AP) - Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders...
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House approves bill to set rules for the government's eavesdropping
1. Wide of House floor just before the vote read-out
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Ross, US Representative, Democrat, Arkansas:++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH HOUSE FLOOR++
"On this vote, the yays are 213, the nays are 197. With one answering,...
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President Barack Obama urged the U.S. Congress on Thursday to act on a new round of jobs legislation, saying that many American households still needed help.
HEADLINE: Obama takes small-business agenda to Buffalo
CAPTION: President Barack Obama urged the U.S. Congress on Thursday to act on a new round of jobs legislation, saying that many American households still needed help. (May...
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The Democratic-controlled Senate blocks a Republican House bill that would provide stopgap federal spending, plus aid for people battered by hurricanes, tornadoes and other natural disasters. Also called for: $1.6 billion in spending cuts.
HEADLINE: Congress hits wall over disaster aid, paying for it
CAPTION: The Democratic-controlled Senate blocks a Republican House bill that would provide stopgap federal spending, plus aid for people battered by hurricanes, tornadoes and...
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Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle with a 60-39 vote in the Senate. The measure is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it. (Nov. 21)
HEADLINE: Health care measure passes key Senate hurdle
CAPTION: Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle with a 60-39 vote in the Senate. The measure is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it....
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Republicans, Democrats agree on immigration bill; Bush reax
Washington, DC - 17 May 2007
1. US President George W. Bush walking down sidewalk to waiting reporters
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"I congratulate the members of the Senate, both political parties, who...
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Speaker comment as lawmakers reject deposit confiscation bill
1. Wide of protesters celebrating outside parliament
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Yiannakis Omirou, house speaker in Cyprus' parliament:
"So the Cyprus parliament, the house of representatives of the Cyprus Republic, rejected with a great...
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Concert and march to demand immigration reform, arrests
At least eight Democratic members of the US House of Representatives were among about 200 people arrested in Washington on Tuesday after they blocked a main street near the Capitol during a rally seeking to push Republicans to hold a...
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Obama Signs Puerto Rico Financial Rescue Bill
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus058484President Barack Obama signed a rescue package on Thursday for financially strapped Puerto Rico, which is facing more than $70 billion in debt and a major payment due Friday.Obama signed the...
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Ga. Conservative Groups Push To Repeal Veto
Conservative groups in Georgia say Governor Nathan Deal's veto of a "religious freedom" bill shows he has turned his back on people of faith.Representatives for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, the Faith and Freedom Coalition and...
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Ga. Conservative Groups Push To Repeal Veto
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus051932Conservative groups in Georgia say Governor Nathan Deal's veto of a "religious freedom" bill shows he has turned his back on people of faith.Representatives for the Georgia Baptist Mission...
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Philippines Plans to Set Up a Bank in Bahrain
Mar.29 -- Philippines Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez discusses President Duterte's trip to the Middle East, plans to establish a bank in Bahrain and talks about Brexit and domestic policies. He speaks with Bloomberg's Stephen Engle...
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Trump Embraces Tradition, Protesters Clash
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the...
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Trump Hopes For Senate Health Bill 'With Heart'
US President Donald Trump is expressing hope that the Senate will pass a health care plan "with heart" following the release of a Republican plan to dismantle President Barack Obama's health law.Trump said at the start of a White House...
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Trump Praises House Immigration Bills
Speaking at a Department of Energy event, President Donald Trump praised House Republicans for two separated bills to crack down on illegal immigration.Warning of threats to public safety and national security, House Republicans on...
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Senate GOP Health Care Bill Hits Early Hurdles
FIREWORKS ON CAPITOL HILL THURSDAY AFTER SENATE REPUBLICANS UNVEILED THEIR LONG-AWAITED HEALTH CARE BILL -- TAKING ANOTHER BIG STEP IN THE EFFORT TO DISMANTLE BARACK OBAMA'S SIGNATURE HEALTH CARE LAW.SOUNDBITE: Mitch McConnell, Senate...
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Dems: GOP Senate Health Care Bill 'Even Meaner'
Senate Democrats say the Senate Republicans' updated health care bill is even meaner than their previous version, choosing a word President Donald Trump himself used to describe the House-passed version of the measure despite having...
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Senate Steers Health Bill Vote Next Week
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 20 June 2017++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++1. Senate leaders walk toward podium2. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority...
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McConnell to Unveil Revised Health Bill Thursday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to unveil a revised health care bill on Thursday with a vote on moving ahead on the measure next week. McConnell also told reporters on Tuesday that he expects the analysts at the...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Germans in Allied-occupied Munich receive start-up money as Deutschmarks replace Reichsmarks
Wooden crates stacked in room with guard at end, big clock on wall, narration in German / CU side of crate with letters and numbers, then clock comes into focus showing the date below / worker stacking boxes, pan to worker looking at tag...
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Schumer: Americans Have a Lot to Regret on Bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Americans "have a lot to regret" on the Republican-led tax bill passed by Congress Wednesday.
"There are only two places where America is popping champagne," he said. "The White...
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Schumer: Americans Have a Lot to Regret on Bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Americans "have a lot to regret" on the Republican-led tax bill passed by Congress Wednesday.
"There are only two places where America is popping champagne," he said. "The White...
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Trump: Buy American, Hire American Exec. Order
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYKenosha, Wisconsin - 18 April 2017++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK++1. President Donald Trump walks out to make speech 2. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:"The...