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US comments on Zimbabwe election controversy
1. Richard Boucher, spokesman for the U.S. State Department, walks into briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Boucher, Spokesman for the U.S. State Department
"Mr. Tsvangirai was charged with treason not arrested. We've seen press...
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US vice president visits shanty town in Rio de Janeiro
1. Wide of Santa Marta shanty town in Rio de Janeiro
2. Mid of security inside shanty town and residents
3. Tilt down of shanty town to US Vice President Joe Biden visiting
4. Zoom out of Biden in narrow staircase inside shanty town...
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USA: RUBIN WELCOMES SURRENDER OF CROATIAN WAR CRIMES SUSPECTS
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The United States has welcomed news of the surrender of ten Croatian war crimes suspects -- who arrived to face charges at The Hague on Monday.
State Department Spokesman James Rubin said that the surrender represented a ...
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USA: NEW YORK: DIPLOMATS ARE NO LONGER IMMUNE FROM PARKING FINES
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Diplomats in New York are up in arms - they now have to pay their own parking tickets.
With effect from Tuesday United Nations diplomats can no longer claim immunity but can be ticketed like ordinary American citizens in New...
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WRAP State Depart reax to Karzai's comment that he receives cash from US and Iran
Washington DC, USA
1. Wide of State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley entering briefing room
2. Cutaway of reporter asking question
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) P.J. Crowley, State Department Spokesman:
"We do not question Iran's right to...
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OSCE observers monitor US elections, comments
1. Various of Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) observers arriving at polling station
2. Various of polling station signs and lines of voters
3. Turkish and Romanian OSCE observers speaking to campaign volunteers...
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Bill and Hillary Clinton announce plans for the Clinton Global Initiative in Latin America
1. Wide of Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) mid-year meeting
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Clinton, former U.S. President and Founding Chairman of Clinton Global Initiative (CGI):
"I think it is really important for us now to resume the...
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MIDDLE EAST: MID EAST PEACE PROCESS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING
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The Middle East peace process is in danger of collapsing.
Israel has called off Monday's meeting in Washington where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was due to sign a pullback agreement with Israeli Prime Minister,...
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Some pieces of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet are starting to come together. Associates of Sen. Hillary Clinton say the role of Secretary of State could be hers if she wants it.
HEADLINE: Pieces of Obama cabinet coming together
CAPTION: Some pieces of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet are starting to come together. Associates of Sen. Hillary Clinton say the role of Secretary of State could be hers if she...
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US officials call for investigation into alleged chemical weapons use in Syria
The White House and US State Department expressed concern on Wednesday at reports suggesting that the Syrian government used toxic gas to kill at least 130 people in the eastern suburbs of Damascus.
The Syrian government adamantly denied...
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US agent killed in mortar attack plus car bomb at Abu Ghraib
Abu Ghraib (Oct. 24, 2004)
1. Wide shot the area where the blast occurred
2. Various wreckage of the car bomb
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jassim Hameed, eyewitness: ''A car bomb exploded while an American military convoy was passing by. No...
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USA: US MAY STEP UP PRESSURE ON CHINA OVER HUMAN RIGHTS
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The U-S could step up pressure on Beijing over human rights issues in the wake of recent roundup of dissents.
This weekend's detention of two prominent Chinese dissents- among others- adds further tension to Sino-U-S...
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ISRAEL / USA: BARAK
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak met peace supporters in Jerusalem and appeared optimistic about the peace process and the Camp David talks that begin in the United States on Tuesday.
He suggested that the majority of the...
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Powell meets Egyptian counterpart
1. Colin Powell and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher,
2. Two men signing agreement
3. Cameramen
4. Powell and Maher shaking hands
5. Powell and Maher walking out of the State Department
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US...
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US State Department spokesman raises possibility of sanctions against Ukraine if violence continues
The US threatened to impose sanctions against Ukraine on Wednesday, in response to continued "use of violence" against protesters.
US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told journalists that America would "continue to urge"...
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Powell says China, five other countries, severely represss religion
1. Wide shot of US Secretary of State Colin Powell walking into State Department briefing room
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) US Secretary of State Colin Powell:
"Country by country, this report documents the conditions...
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Funeral for former Washington Post top executive
1. Exterior of the National Cathedral
2. Wide shot inside the National Cathedral
3. U.S lawmakers walking into Cathedral
4. Senator John McCain and other Senators walking into Cathedral
5. Bill and Hillary Clinton walking into...
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Veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who is a U.S. special envoy on the Afghanistan war, was in critical condition after more than 20 hours of surgery to fix a tear in the large artery that moves blood from the heart.
HEADLINE: Key U.S. diplomat critical after surgery for torn aorta
CAPTION: Veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who is a U.S. special envoy on the Afghanistan war, was in critical condition after more than 20 hours of surgery to...
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits
1. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis walking through Greek foreign ministry
2. Clinton and Lambrinidis shaking hands
3. Mid of Clinton and Lambrinidis at news conference
4....
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USA: REPORTS OF SUMMARY EXECUTIONS IN IRAQ TO BE INVESTIGATED
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The United States is calling for a thorough investigation of numerous reports of summary executions of prisoners in Iraq.
The State Department today announced the need for an inquiry after receiving numerous reports...
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The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday. So far the aid is limited. (Aug. 11)
In the State Department daily briefing this afternoon, Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf says the United States supports the new Iraqi Prime Minister designate.
Harf also said the United States was working with the government of Iraq to...
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Secretary of State Clinton hosts US-Afghanistan Bilateral Commission
1. Wide of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul entering Benjamin Franklin room and sitting down
2. Mid of audience
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of...
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State Dept spokesperson comments on North Korea, Syria
1. Wide of Victoria Nuland, US State Department spokesperson, walking to podium
2. Cutaway of journalist
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Victoria Nuland, US State Department spokesperson: (soundbite is partly overlaid by previous shot)
"We are...
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State Department dismisses Syria presidential elections as a "disgrace"
The US on Tuesday dismissed Syria's presidential election as a "disgrace" and a sham, saying President Bashar Assad had denied his people the right to vote freely.
"Detached from reality and devoid of political participation, the Assad...