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Day scenes from Washington, mourning + soundbites.
1. People watching work being carried out at the Pentagon
2. Various of mechanical diggers at work at building
3. Child with U.S. flag
4. Mid shots of people watching
5. SOUNDBITE: (English): Kevin Youngblood, Virginia resident:
"The way...
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As the Pentagon launches a year-long study on how the "don''t ask, don''t tell" policy can be repealed without a major upheaval, that idea isn''t sitting well with one Republican senator. AP''s Sagar Meghani reports.
HEADLINE: Pentagon to look at how to end ''don''t ask, don''t tell''
CAPTION: As the Pentagon launches a year-long study on how the "don''t ask, don''t tell" policy can be repealed without a major upheaval, that idea isn''t...
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USA: PENTAGON PLAYS DOWN FEARS ABOUT RUSSIANS IN KOSOVO
English/Nat
The Pentagon on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that Russia is flexing its military muscle flexing after four Russian Bombers flew close to NATO air space, near the coasts of Iceland and Norway.
The flyover was part of the...
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Latest briefing on Afghan bombing mistake
1. Pan view of Pentagon officials walking to podium
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant General Gregory Newbold, US Marine Corps
"We have a joint US-Afghan fact finding team that has been on the ground about four...
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Pentagon briefing on military action in Afghanistan
APTN -- 24 October 2001, Washington, D.C.
1. Mid shot of Pentagon briefing
2. Close shot of photographer
3. Onscreen showing gun camera video of US air strikes in Afghanistan
4. Onscreen view of US air strike
5. Onscreen view of US air...
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Rumsfeld comments on Zubaydah, says Iraq pays suicide bombers
1. Pentagon briefing
2. Mid shot of briefing
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defence
"We are responsible for his detention and we intend to remain responsible for his detention and that means exactly what it...
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USA: PENTAGON FIND NO EVIDENCE OF "GULF WAR SYNDROME"
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There is no evidence that Gulf War veterans suffer from an unusual illness acquired while taking part in the conflict.
That's the word from the Pentagon following a study of over ten-thousand U-S veterans who say they suffer...
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W.House, State, Sen Daschle, fmr Secy of State Albright on NKorea
1. Wide of US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld and General Tommy Franks entering the Pentagon briefing room
2. Cutaway of reporters in briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defence:
"I guess it's...
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Prominent US hawk speaks on NKorea
1. Wide shot of Richard Perle entering the studio of the radio station Ekho Moskvi
2. Shot of sound mixer
3. Wide shot of Richard Perle at the Ekho Moskvi studio
4. SOUNBITE: (English) Richard Perle, senior US Pentagon advisor:
"There...
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The Pentagon estimates there are now about 20,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, as additional forces have gone into the country over the last week. The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Hagel phoned his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss the crisis. (March 7)
The Pentagon estimates there are now about 20,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, as additional forces have gone into the country over the last week.
Rear Adm. John Kirby says Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Ukraine Defense Minister...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON PRESENTS 1998 BUDGET PLAN REVEALED
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President Clinton's 1998 budget plan was revealed Thursday - and it provides for a an increase in foreign affairs spending after years of decline.
The President's proposed budget would also pay off all U-S debts to the...
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USA: THREE US CITIZENS CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR SOVIET BLOC STATES
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Three United States citizens, including a former Pentagon analyst and her husband, were charged on Monday with spying for East Germany and Russia.
The three appeared in court accused by federal prosecutors of running an...
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Pentagon briefing on Afghanistan
1. General Tommy Franks, Commander US Central Command, entering room and stepping up to podium
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) General Tommy Franks, Commander US Central Command:
"Yes we certainly do have a plan in place for...
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Accused 9/11 plotters want to enter guilty plea, families
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - 8 December 2008
1. Wide of court sketch
2. Close-up, sketch of judge
3. Pan of sketch showing defendants in court and victims' family members
4. Tilt down sketch of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other defendants
5....
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USA: FRENCH DEFENCE MINISTER ALAIN RICHARD VISIT
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The NATO alliance is sending in more troops in the wake of rising tensions in Kosovo.
The French defence minister said on Wednesday that as many as 700 French soldiers would be sent in right away to support units already...
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President Bush meets with DOD Secretary of Defense, Chm of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Incoming Commander in Iraq.
HEADLINE: Bush:``I'm the decision-maker' on Iraq
CAPTION: President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday 'I'm the decision-maker' about sending more troops to the war. He challenged skeptical lawmakers not to...
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USA: US PREPARE TO SEND 20,000 TROOPS TO HELP KEEP PEACE IN BOSNIA
Washington, D.C. 22nd November 1995
1. Wide Pentagon press conference.
2. SOUNDBITE: Lt. Gen. Clark.
3. Cutaway press
4. SOUNDBITE: Lt. Gen. Clark.
5. Cutaway press
6. SOUNDBITE: Lt. Gen. Clark.
7. Cutaway press
8. SOUNDBITE: James...
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Heritage Society plants US tree in Sept 11 memorial.
1. Bartholdi maquette of the Statue of Liberty in the Luxembourg Gardens, by the Senate
2. Firefighters and Captain Deak Childress, US Navy, Acting Defence Attache to the US embassy in Paris (with white hat)
3. New York firefighter...
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CIA Director Leon Panetta faces many challenges if he's confirmed as the Pentagon's next chief, including issues in the war zones and Libya, and cutting the Defense Department's budget.
HEADLINE: Challenges await Panetta at Pentagon
CAPTION: CIA Director Leon Panetta faces many challenges if he's confirmed as the Pentagon's next chief, including issues in the war zones and Libya, and cutting the Defense Department's...
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USA: WASHINGTON: WHITE HOUSE KOSOVO TALKS PRESS BRIEFING
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The high-level talks may have reached a stalemate, but low-level discussions continue on Monday night in an effort to arrange the pullout of Serb troops from Kosovo.
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic says he will follow...
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USA: TERRORIST ATTACK EXERCISE DRILL HELD AT THE PENTAGON
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Mock terrorists took the U-S Defence Secretary, William Cohen, and some of his staff hostage at the Pentagon on Saturday.
Fortunately, though, it was not a real life crisis, merely an exercise drill -- a test conducted by the...
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SKorean trucks turned back from Kaesong, reactions in Seoul to tensions with North
Paju
1. Various of South Korean vehicles returning from the Kaesong industrial complex to the Inter-Korean Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ)
2. South Korean citizen arriving at the CIQ after returning from working at Kaesong...
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USA: MEXICAN DEFENCE MINISTER GENERAL ENRIQUE CERVANTES VISIT
Spanish/Nat
Mexico's Defence Minister held talks Monday with US Defence Secretary William Perry at the Pentagon in Washington.
Before the meeting General Enrique Cervantes told reporters the Mexican Army was not able to restrict illegal...
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USA: NEWSPAPER REPORT ON USS COLE
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A newspaper report has claimed that the boat which exploded next to the U-S-S Cole first tried to tie up at the stern of the ship before being ordered away.
It's also claimed sentries on the ship did not have ammunition in...