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Angela Merkel welcomes Greek austerity bill vote, banker comments
1. German chancellor Angela Merkel arriving at conference organised by her party, the CDU
2. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
"I say we will manage this crisis. We are not over it yet, but this crisis cannot be...
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New California governor's first visit to capital
1. California Governor-Elect Arnold Schwarzenegger gets out of car, shakes hands with California Congressman David Drier, and they walk inside
2. Media
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor-Elect:
"I came...
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USA: PUERTO RICANS TO GET REFERENDUM ON STATEHOOD OF ISLAND
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Puerto Ricans will get the chance to decide the future of their country after the U-S House of Representatives approved a referendum on statehood for the island by the narrowest of margins - one vote.
The bill gives Puerto...
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Anti war protesters clash with police as Parliament debates Iraq bill
1. Various of clashes between riot police and demonstrators protesting against government-proposed bill to send South Korean non-combat troops to support the war in Iraq
2. Various of protesters climbing on top of police buses
3. Various...
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Senate votes to outlaw Islamic face veils in last step to make ban law
14 September 2010
1. Interior of French Senate
2. Mid shot of Gerard Larcher, President of the Senate
3. Mid shot of Michele Alliot Marie, French Justice Minister
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Michele Alliot Marie, French Minister of Justice ...
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Clean up after Thursday's riots and protests
1. Close of spinning brush cleaning debris in street
2. Close of brush sweeping up broken glass
3. Wide of truck cleaning street
4. Wide of Greek parliament building
5. Wide of sentry posts
6. Wide of people walking out of Metro...
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Ships wait at sea due to strike; Grandpuits refinery; senate debate
Marseille
1. Various aerials of ships in Mediterranean Sea off coast of Marseille
2. Aerial of petroleum powered electric power station at Lavera, ships in sea in background
3. Various aerials of Ineos petroleum depot and refinery
4....
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Reaction to French vote on Armenia 'genocide' bill
1. Wide of Anitkabir, mausoleum of Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
2. Wide of rush hour traffic at Sihhiye Square
3. Close of Hittite mausoleum on Sihhiye Square
4. Wide of people at stairs of a subway station
5. Wide of people...
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USA: US SENATE PASSES BILL ON TOUGHER IMMIGRATION CONTROL
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The U-S Senate has overwhelmingly passed a popular bill that would crack down on illegal aliens crossing borders and in the workplace, as well as stiffening rules on legal immigrants to keep them off welfare.
The Senate voted...
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President Barack Obama is using an 8 p.m. EST address to announce that he is sidestepping Congress and ordering his own federal action on immigration. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised Thursday to thwart his plan. (Nov. 20)
President Barack Obama is preparing to flex his executive powers Thursday, using an 8 p.m. EST address to announce that he is sidestepping Congress and ordering his own federal action on immigration. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch...
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USA : SENATE BILL TO TIGHTEN SANCTIONS ON CUBA
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Senate Republicans have succeeded in their third attempt to clear the way for the passage of a bill to tighten sanctions against Cuba.
Bill sponsors had to drop an important provision to secure the successful...
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Pope leaves for Portugal
1. Wide of Pope Benedict XVI's airplane on tarmac
2. Policemen and police dogs on tarmac
3. Wide of helicopter landing
4. Mid shot of Papal Swiss Guards on tarmac
5. Pope getting off helicopter
6. Pope walking towards airplane surrounded...
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1.35 trillion tax reduction bill passed through Senate
1. Wide shot of Senate Floor
2. Mid shot of Senator John Warner, Republican from Virginia acting as Senate Pro-tem announces the vote
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Trent Lott, Senate Majority Leader "I know this bill is going to be...
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President George W. Bush, scrambling to salvage his broad immigration bill that is in peril before a crucial vote, called senators early Thursday to rally support
HEADLINE: Senate blocks Bush's immigration bill
CAPTION: The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008...
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Contentious draft bill to legalise child marriage sparks debate
A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married, provoking outrage from rights activists and many Iraqis who see it as a step backward for women's rights.
The proposed law is...
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Protests as Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
A contentious law that strips public workers of most collective bargaining rights was passed in the US state of Wisconsin on Thursday.
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 53-42 to pass the bill after about three hours of discussion.
The passage...
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Congress set to OK takeover of YPF firm from Spanish shareholders
1. Wide of Congress
2. Banners outside the congress building with slogans and photographs remembering Evita Peron and Nestor Kirchner
3. Media outside congress
4. Lawmakers carrying piles of documents
5. Various of lawmakers in their...
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Bush renews calls for the US Congress to fund the war in Iraq
1. Bush walks to podium, zoom out to wide
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U.S. President:
"Listen, I understand Bush said that Republicans and Democrats in Washington have differences over the best course in Iraq. That's...
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More than a quarter of Greek workers now out of a job
1. Set up shot of Ioannis Zafiropoulos, unemployed
2. Various of Zafiropoulos
4. Mid of sign: (Greek) Employment Office
5. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Ioannis Zafiropoulos, unemployed:
"I have been unemployed for 11 months. I have not found...
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Finance minister Sarris arrives, denies reports he plans to resign
1. Wide of Moscow airport
2. Mid of Cypriot Finance minister, Michalis Sarris
3. Wide exterior of airport
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michalis Sarris, Cypriot Finance minister:
(Question: Are you resigning, is it true?)
"Not at all, there is...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: ORTHODOX CHURCH DENOUNCES PRESIDENT YELTSIN
Russian/Eng/Nat
The Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday denounced President Boris Yeltsin's vetoing of a law that would have strengthened its grip on the country's faithful.
Yeltsin received complaints from the Pope and a threat by the...
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ISRAEL: KNESSET NETANYAHU VOTE
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The Israeli Parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill which would allow former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to run in February's election.
The Knesset voted 67-35 in favour of the bill on Wednesday.
But it...
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Setting the stage for a showdown with President Bush, Congress cleared legislation increasing children's health insurance funding by $35 billion over five years. Bush has promised to veto the bill, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hope the program's popularity will sway him.
HEADLINE: Children's health bill clears Congress
CAPTION: Congress cleared legislation increasing children's health insurance funding by $35 billion over five years. Bush has promised a veto, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate...
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: DESTINY'S CHILD
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DESTINY'S CHILD TAKE ON THE BIG GUNS OF R&B
They may only have an average age of 18, but the four girls who make up DESTINY'S CHILD are already established stars. They're bright, they're beautiful, and they've been...