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KOSOVO: SERB OPPOSITION LEADER MEETS ORTHODOX CHURCH LEADER
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One of Serbia's key opposition leaders met with leaders of the Serbian Orthodox Church at a monastery outside the Kosovo capital of Pristina on Thursday, seeking their backing.
However, Zoran Djindjic of the Democratic...
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SYND 15 1 79 SINGAPORE FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKING TO PRESS IN BANGKOK
Singapore Foreign Minister Sinnathamby Rajaratnam making statement at a press conference jointly held by participants of the conference of Foreign Ministers of the five nation Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) who met in...
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Opposition politicians react to speech by President Zuma
1. Wide exterior South African parliament
2. Mid people exiting parliament building after the end of South African President Jacob Zuma''s address to the nation
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mbhazima Shilowa, deputy leader of the Congress of...
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MALAYSIA: HABIBIE TO JOIN APEC CONFERENCE
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Indonesian President B.J. Habibie has said he will still be making an appearance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Kuala Lumpur, despite rioting and unrest at home.
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Ali...
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Palestinian PM urges Israel to agree to deadline for peace talks
1. Wide of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad standing in his office with AP correspondents
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Salam Fayyad, Palestinian Prime minister:
"I cannot understand how one can claim that 12,000 plus Palestinian...
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USA: AMERICAN FORCES IN TURKEY ON SECOND HIGHEST ALERT
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The Pentagon said Tuesday that American troops in Bahrain and Qatar were placed on the highest possible state of alert because of specific terrorist threats.
American forces in Turkey are on the second-highest level of alert,...
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Presidential challenger calls for removal of election chief before runoff
1. Wide of news conference with Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan former Foreign Minister and incumbent President Hamid Karzai's challenger in presidential runoff
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan former Foreign Minister and...
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FRANCE: GERRY ADAMS ADDRESSES FRANCE'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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The leader of the political wing of the I-R-A, Gerry Adams addressed the foreign affairs committee of France's National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday.
In his speech he said the Northern Ireland peace process was not working...
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The abuse scandal unfolding in the European Catholic church is stirring up old wounds for U.S. Victims, like 51 year-old Esther Miller who was abused as a teenager by a deacon who later became a priest. She received more than $2 million in combined settlements
HEADLINE: First Person: Europe church abuse stirs up old wounds
CAPTION: The abuse scandal unfolding in the European Catholic church is stirring up old wounds for U.S. Victims, like 51 year-old Esther Miller who was abused as a teenager...
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AP pix of aftermath of blast that killed 6 UN peacekeepers
South Lebanon
1. Wide of countryside, smoke coming up from road
2. Wide of road with soldier in foreground
3. Zoom into road after blast, soldiers at the scene and smoke from explosion
4. Wide of road with soldiers standing up at side...
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Hours after a judge freed the ex-IMF chief without bail, Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the New York City apartment where he had been staying under house arrest and went out to dinner with his wife.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Strauss-Kahn leaves apartment
CAPTION: Hours after a judge freed the ex-IMF chief without bail, Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the New York City apartment where he had been staying under house arrest and went out to...
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USA: WASHINGTON: NSC MEET TO DISCUSS LATEST CRISIS IN IRAQ
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Members of the US National Security Council gathered for a meeting late on Sunday, to discuss the latest crisis with Iraq.
Senior officials gathering for the discussions with President Clinton include his Defence ...
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De Villepin comments on differences with US over Iraq
1. Press conference
2. French officials
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique de Villepin, French Foreign Minister:
"France and the United States have had differences, but today we need to make the political process a success for Iraq, for...
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MALAYSIA: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN IN DEADLOCK
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Trade negotiations at the APEC summit in Kuala Lumpur remain deadlocked after day one of some tough talking between foreign and
trade ministers.
A keynote 1.5 (t) trillion U-S dollar trade liberalisation deal hangs in the...
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KOSOVO & SERBIA: OPPOSITION TO MILOSEVIC COMPILATION
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A wave of protests against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic across Serbia has raised opposition hopes that he will be forced to concede power.
On Thursday, one of Serbia's key opposition leaders, Zoran Djindjic, met ...
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Salem Chalabi reacts to murder charges
1. Set up shot of Salem Chalabi, head of administration of the tribunal appointed to judge Saddam Hussein
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Salem Chalabi, head of Administration of the tribunal appointed to judge Saddam Hussein:
(regarding murder...
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Abdullah calls for removal of elex chief before runoff, Lodin reax
1. Wide of news conference with Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan former Foreign Minister and incumbent President Hamid Karzai's challenger in presidential runoff
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan former Foreign Minister and...
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USA: WASHINGTON: PALESTINIAN CABINET MINISTER HANAN ASHRAWI VISIT
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Palestinian cabinet minister Hanan Ashrawi said on Tuesday that the Palestinian leadership was open to the idea of a summit with Israel.
She met the American mediator Dennis Ross in Washington on Tuesday -- as violence on...
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ECB Forced to Go to Corporate: Silipo
Nov. 7 ""Natixis Chief Asia-Pacific Economist Luca Silipo discusses the ECBs possibly intensifying stimulus for the euro area and the impact the plan could have on France and Italy with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn, Yvonne Man, Angie Lau and...
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Is Islamic State Planning Attacks on the West?
Sept. 25 -- Adam Ereli, former U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, discusses the U.S. attacks on the Islamic State militant group. He speaks with Trish Regan on ""Street Smart."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Putins Friends Come Before Russian Ruble: Bershidsky
Dec. 16 -- The Russian ruble was unable to hold onto gains against the U.S. dollar following the Russian Central Bank raising rates to 17 percent. Bloomberg View contributor Leonid Bershidsky examines the factors linked to the fall of...
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Russia Moves to Avert Panic Among Depositors
Dec. 23 -- Bloomberg's Trish Regan, Lisa Abramowicz and Drew Armstrong wrap up the days top market stories on Street Smart. Cumberland Advisors' David Kotok also comments.