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Protests ahead of parliament's vote on public-sector job cuts
1. Policewoman in uniform riding a bike, blowing a whistle, and holding up Greek flag
2. Mid of local police woman clapping and blowing whistle as she rides motorbike with a colleague in uniform
3. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Petros Gavrileas,...
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5,000 protesters march in Bangkok over political amnesty bill
Around 5-thousand Thai protesters marched through Bangkok on Monday, in opposition to a parliamentary bill granting amnesty to people involved in a wrenching political conflict that has divided the country for almost a decade.
The bill...
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Leaders of 3 main opposition groups to put forward bill on government's resignation
The leaders of Ukraine's three main opposition parties said on Monday that they will propose a bill seeking the resignation of the government.
They said the bill would be put forward for discussion in parliament on Tuesday.
Meanwhile,...
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Senate passes pension reform bill
1. Pan shot from Senate guarded by Anti riot police to Union demonstrators
2. Mid shot of Union workers demonstrating at police piquet line
3. Wide shot of Senate in session
4. Mid shot of Senators of the Democratic Revolution Party
5....
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USA: SENATE DEBATE ON FORMER SOVIET BLOC COUNTRIES JOINING NATO
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A heated debate began in the U-S Senate on Tuesday on whether to admit Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to the NATO alliance.
Opponents of the move are worried that expanding NATO to include the three former Soviet bloc...
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Thousands turn out for March For Jobs rally
1. Wide of people attending "March on Washington for Jobs and Justice"
2. Zoom into Reverend Al Sharpton chanting to crowd
3. Wide of crowd
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Luther King III, son of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King...
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A House committee has approved a deadline of September first, 2008, for withdrawing U-S troops from Iraq. But Senate Republicans defeated a Democratic bill requiring a troop withdrawal to begin within four months
HEADLINE: Democrats vote for troop pullout date
CAPTION: A House committee has approved a deadline of September first, 2008, for withdrawing U-S troops from Iraq. But Senate Republicans defeated Democratic bill requiring a troop...
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Spokesman says talks ongoing after plan to tax deposits cause shock across Europe
1. Cypriot government spokesman Christos Stylianides
2. Wide, zoom in to Stylianides
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christos Stylianides, Cypriot government spokesman:
"The President of the Republic, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, is continuing,...
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ISRAEL: KNESSET NETANYAHU VOTE (2)
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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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UK: LONDON: NEW ANTI TERRORISM BILL MOVES CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW
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Britain's drive to pass new anti-terror laws has moved a step closer.
A bill supporting anti-terrorism measures passed its second reading in the British House of Commons early on Thursday morning.
British Prime Minister Tony...
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INDONESIA: JAKARTA: FUNERAL OF STUDENT KILLED IN CLASHES
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Indonesian friends and classmates on Sunday buried an engineering student killed by a policeman's bullet during violent anti government demonstrations.
Hoping to avert more trouble, police sealed off public highways to give...
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Lawmakers approve bill banning adoptions by same-sex couples
1. Wide of interior of State Duma
2. Wide of audience watching the screen
3. Close up of the screen with voting: for: 98.7% against: 0.0% PASSED
4. Mid of cameras
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Anatoly Lokot, Russian Communist Party:
"We do...
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Reaction to French Senate's vote on Armenia 'genocide' bill
Istanbul
1. Wide of boat approaching
2. Mid of boat docking and people getting off
3. Mid of people
4. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Recep Ayanoglu, Istanbul resident:
"I condemn France. I'm boycotting all things French and I'm not buying any...
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Farmers' rally against rice deal turns violent
1. Wide shot of the protest
2. Various shots of people hitting the police
3. Wide shot protesters throwing stones
4. Various shots of people hitting police with wooden sticks
5. Various shots of water cannons directed to the...
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Bush comments on Iraq at meeting with Iraq general
1. Wide shot of US President George W. Bush in Oval Office with General David Petraeus, the top U-S commander in Iraq
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"As the General will tell the folks on Capitol Hill, there's been...
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Senate Majority leader Bill Frist meets German FM Steinmeier
1. United States Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist enters foyer, pull out to German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier following behind him, Steinmeier and Frist stand in foyer in front of German and United States flag and shake...
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The U.S. House has overwhelmingly passed a bill authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline despite a veto threat from the White House. The bill passed Friday on a 266-153 vote. (Jan. 9)
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The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline despite a veto threat from the White House.
The bill passed Friday on a 266-153...
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Seminar on migration debate in US
1. Wide view of top of Mexico's foreign ministry building
2. Close up of sign and emblem of Mexico's foreign ministry
3. Mid shot, then zoom out of conference participants arriving
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jorge Bustamante, United...
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USA : PLANS FOR A VAST US PEACE KEEPING FORCE FOR BOSNIA
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Top officials in the U-S administration have been trying to convince the Senate Armed Services Committee that U-S troops should help enforce a Bosnian peace treaty.
They said U-S troops would not be in Bosnia for over a year...
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In a much anticipated speech on the Senate floor Thursday, senator Barack Obama introduced a bill that would cap the number of troops in Iraq, and begin a form of redeployment of American military forces.
HEADLINE: Obama supports capping troops in Iraq
CAPTION: In a much anticipated speech on the Senate floor Thursday, senator Barack Obama introduced a bill that would cap the number of troops in Iraq, and begin a form of redeployment of...
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Russian lawmakers approve 2nd reading of bill extending presidential term
1. Wide exterior of the State Duma, the lawmaking house of the Russian parliament
2. Russian flag on roof of building
3. Wide of stairway inside the State Duma
4. Wide top pan of State Duma session before vote
5. Mid of lawmakers...
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Police crack down on protesters after rally against same sex bill
1. Tracking shot of protester being detained by riot police after demonstration of opponents to same-sex marriage
2. Tracking shot of riot police dragging protester away from crowd
3. Mid of riot police detaining protester
4. Wide of...
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United States Senate passes a landmark immigration bill
1. Wide of United States Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne (left on screen, with yellow tie) and Mexico's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade (next to Wayne, wearing blue tie) at a scholarship-awarding event at the Ex-Arzobispado Museum...
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Upper chamber of parliament votes in favour of anti-US adoption bill
1. Wide of Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russian parliament
2. Chair of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, proposing to move to a vote
3. Wide of Federation Council
4. Close-up of screen showing vote results in...