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Italian senate approves Monti's austerity budget bill
1. Wide of Italian Senate
2. Italian Minister of Finance Vittorio Grilli talking with Minister of Labour Elsa Fornero
3. Ministers in line to vote
4. Cutaway of photographer
5. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Renato Schifani, President of Italian...
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Children whose parents are in danger of deportation demonstrated on Capitol Hill while visiting congressional offices. Through singing and chanting they asked Congress to vote on pending immigration bills. (Dec. 5)
Children demonstrated on Capitol Hill Wednesday calling on members of Congress to pass an immigration reform bill.
Many of the children visiting Capitol Hill have parents or other relatives who were deported or face deportation because...
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SYND 14-12-73 SENATE DISCUSSION ON ISRAELI WAR MACHINE AID BILL IN WASHINGTON
Discussion at Senate's Foreign Relations Committee of the Israeli Aid Bill (need for instant aid for the Israeli war machine); Chairman of the Committee William Fulbright and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas Moorer...
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Hundreds march against bill that would legalise same-sex marriage
1. Wide pan of demonstration against marriage bill being debated in French parliament
2. Mid of protesters
3. Wide of demo with speakers on the stage
4. Frigide Barjot, spokesperson of the anti-gay demo, speaking on the stage
5. Mid of...
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RUSSIA: YELTSIN: IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS BEGIN
Russian/Nat
Russia's parliament was set on a collision course with ailing president Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday, when deputies formally announced the start of impeachment proceedings against him.
The State Duma, or lower house of...
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Demo against French vote to ban burqa-style Islamic veils
1. Wide of rally, protesters chanting
2. Mid of protesters chanting, UPSOUND: (Urdu) "We condemn ban on veil"
3. Wide of people chanting, banner reading (English) "Down with the West, We Condemn ban on Hijab"
4. Men chanting
5. Close of...
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Anti government demonstrators brave the cold in Independence Square
Anti-government protesters continued to occupy Independence Square on Saturday, a day after EU leaders made renewed calls on Ukraine to sign a cooperation deal despite being snubbed by President Viktor Yanukovych, who wants closer ties...
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Pakistan's President visits Downing Street, protests
1. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie standing outside 10 Downing Street, pan to Pakistan's President, General Pervez Musharraf, and his wife approaching and shaking hands with Blairs, posing for photographers and...
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United against Barack Obama, Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package the president had spent weeks campaigning for across the country.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Senate votes down Obama's jobs bill
CAPTION: United against Barack Obama, Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the $447 billion jobs package the president had spent weeks campaigning for across the country....
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TURKEY: PRESIDENT DEMIREL'S EXTENSION BILL REJECTED
Turkish/Nat
Turkish parliament rejected a bill to extend President Suleyman Demirel's term in office on Wednesday.
The result was a serious blow to the coalition government which pushed hard for the re-election of the 76-old...
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Faculty members at the University of Illinois at Chicago have walked off the job for two days to protest low wages as contract negotiations continue. (Feb. 18)
Faculty members at the University of Illinois at Chicago have walked off the job for two days to protest low wages as contract negotiations continue.
Union officials say hundreds of faculty members began striking Tuesday, holding a rally...
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As lawmakers in Washington work on a health care bill, uninsured New Yorkers are turning to free clinics for treatment. One family doctor says while he can handle most cases he's concerned that he can't afford to treat more serious conditions
HEADLINE: Docs, uninsured patients long for health plan
CAPTION: As lawmakers in Washington work on a health care bill, uninsured New Yorkers are turning to free clinics for treatment. One family doctor says while he can handle most...
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Haiti - Amnesty Bill Approved By Senate
The Haitian Senate gave its approval on Friday (7/10) to the Amnesty Bill, allowing deposed President Jean Bertrand Aristide, on his expected return from exile, to grant amnesty to the generals who overthrew him in the 1990-91 military...
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4:3 Ukraine leader signals jailed ex-PM could be released and sent to Germany for treatment
Ukraine's president signalled on Thursday that his opponent, the jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, could be released from prison and sent to Germany for medical treatment.
The comments by Viktor Yanukovych were the strongest...
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Congress ready to authorise payments to Americans to stimulate economy
1. Wide shot, US Senate
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Schumer, Democratic Senator from New York:
"We stand here at the precipice of a fairly severe economic downturn. And must do everything we can to make sure that the severe effects...
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Clashes outside parliament as government accused of stalling reform
Hundreds of Ukrainian protesters threw rocks at police outside parliament on Tuesday, as opposition lawmakers accused the government of stalling a constitutional reform that would limit the president's powers.
The confrontation came as...
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Police in Michigan are investigating the discovery of a 'mummified' body found inside the garage of a home. They believe the body may belong to the homeowner who was last seen in 2008. (March 7)
The body of a woman whom neighbors say they last saw several years ago was found in a sport utility vehicle parked in the garage of a foreclosed home northwest of Detroit.
An employee of a property management company working for a bank...
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Republicans push key bills through Congress as they exit power
1. Wide of House of Representatives floor
2. Mid of House official calling motion to adjourn session
3. Mid of Speaker Dennis Hastert banging gavel to adjourn the House, zoom out
4. Slate showing the House of Representatives has...
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More than one-thousand marchers arrive from Cajamarca in gold mine protest
1. Various of gold mine protesters in trucks arriving at Lima
2. Pan right of protesters going out from the trucks and carrying flags
3. Wide of protesters carrying flags and banners marching through Lima streets
4. Mid of protesters...
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Gaza roadblocks, Knesset meeting, Bethlehem shooting
Gaza
1. Long shot of bus travelling towards roadblock
2. Various shots of traffic jams at roadblock
3. Various shots of main road blocked
4. Man on bicycle at roadblock
Bethlehem
4. Army jeep on road
5. Various shots of security forces...
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Bush criticises Democratic lawmakers over Iraq spending bill
1. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Each of the Democrats bills would substitute the judgement of politicians in Washington for that of our generals on the ground. Each bill would impose restrictive conditions on our...
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Aftermath of burnt out bank where 3 killed, headlines, Voxpops
1. Cordoned off area where three bank workers died after being trapped in a bank and torched by protesters during massive demonstrations
2. Close of bank sign
3. Traffic in street in front of bank
4. Burnt out window
5. Burnt out bank,...
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Jessie Helms' visit to Mexico
1. US Senator Jesse Helms and Mexico´s Foreign Secretary Jorge Castaneda shake hands
2. Cutaway media
3. Wide of Senator Helms and US Senator Joseph Biden
4. Mid shot of US delegation
5. Wide of round table, pans to media
6. Close up of...
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Russian protest leader Navalny faces new probe
Russian authorities charged Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, with theft on Tuesday, threatening him with a 10-year prison sentence as the Kremlin ramps up a crackdown on dissent.
Navalny rejected the...