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During a sentencing hearing for Austin Sigg, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing Jessica Ridgeway in a Denver suburb in 2012, a psychologist called the Colorado teen 'sadistic.' He faces a possible life prison term. (Nov. 18)
Statements made by a Colorado teen who killed and dismembered a 10-year-old girl show he was "sadistic", had no empathy for her and had a pattern of sexual deviance, a psychologist testified Monday.
The testimony came during a sentencing...
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia discussed homosexual rights and abortion during a debate with the president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
HEADLINE: Scalia Defends Positions in TV Debate
CAPTION: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia discussed homosexual rights and abortion during a one-hour televised debate with the president of the American Civil Liberties Union. (Oct....
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USA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VOTES TRIAL
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A trial crucial to Al Gore's uphill fight for the presidency opened Wednesday with Democrats challenging more than 15-thousand absentee ballots in Seminole County.
These were the votes that helped George W. Bush gain a slim...
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Intl Court says "no impunity" for crimes against humanity in Libya
1. Wide exterior of International Criminal Court (ICC) building in The Hague
2. Mid of ICC entrance
3. Close-up of sign reading (English) "International Criminal Court"
4. Wide set-up shot of ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo
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USA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WRAP
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The legal teams of both George W Bush and Al Gore have filed briefs on another election-related case that has come before the Florida Supreme Court.
The case is the one that was sent back on Monday from the U-S Supreme Court,...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: UNDERWAY (2)
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House prosecutors are telling senators they should vote to remove U-S President Bill Clinton from office because he violated his oath to tell the truth.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist gaveled the historic session under...
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Tribunal finds rebel leaders guilty of crimes against humanity
1. Mid of flag flying at the Special Court
2. Wide exterior of court
3. Wide of people walking into court
4. Mid of security guards checking bags
5. Mid of lawyers entering court gallery
6. Wide interior of people waiting in court...
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Lawyers representing major U.S. broadcasters and Internet TV company Aereo were optimistic about their oral arguments in a case that could have broad effects on the future of broadcast television. (April 22)
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Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can side with broadcasters in a copyright challenge to an Internet startup company without threatening the burgeoning world of cloud...
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Panel pushes new sexual assault laws after fatal gang rape
1. Wide of members of the "Justice Verma Committee," government panel to recommend stricter laws for sexual assault, arriving at news conference
2. Wide of Justice Verma Committee's reports being placed on stage area
3. Mid of reports on...
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SYND 15-5-74 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ARRIVIE FOR SESSION
Members of the House Judiciary Committee arrive for session and an interview with Minority Counsel Albert Jenner
1. various shots, three members of the House Judiciary Committee arrives for session
2. cu committee room sign
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DV Child Porn Law (replace)
HEADLINE: Judge blocks Web porn shield for kids
CAPTION: A federal judge has blocked a 1998 law that was designed to keep pornography away from children on the Internet saying it infringes on free-speech rights and is easily sidestepped....
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A federal judge in Alaska promised a quick decision after hearing arguments Friday to overturn that state's ban on gay marriages. Plaintiffs in the case spoke outside the courthouse. (Oct. 10)
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A federal judge in Alaska promised a quick decision after hearing arguments Friday to overturn that state's ban on gay marriages.
Five gay couples sued the state to strike down the...
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Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her child-custody battle with her ex-husband, missing a chance to try to persuade a commissioner to restore her visitation rights to her two little boys
HEADLINE: Spears leaves before custody hearing
CAPTION: Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her child-custody battle with her ex-husband, missing a chance...
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President takes oath of office for second term
1. US President Barack Obama, followed by First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, entering Blue Room for swearing-in ceremony
2. Obama stands before US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
3. Obama puts hand on...
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Bush picks conservative judge to fill crucial vacancy
1. US President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito
2. Wide of Bush and Alito
3. Close up of Alito
4. Mid of Bush and Alito
5. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Judge Alito is one of the most...
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Elena Kagan has been sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.
HEADLINE: Kagan sworn in as justice of the Supreme Court
CAPTION: Elena Kagan has been sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. She'll be formally installed at the start of the court's new term...
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The judge's ruling on California's gay marriage ban was harsh yet carefully worded. One some say would be tough to overturn as the landmark legal debate goes to the appeals court and possibly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
HEADLINE: First person: The future of Proposition 8
CAPTION: The judge's ruling on California's gay marriage ban was harsh yet carefully worded. One some say would be tough to overturn as the landmark legal debate goes to the appeals...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL (2)
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The U-S Senate is deliberating behind closed doors on whether President Bill Clinton should be convicted and removed from office.
Senators voted to hold their session in private on Tuesday.
Fifty-nine senators, both...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL LATEST (3)
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A motion to dismiss the Senate impeachment trial against President Clinton could come as early as Monday.
West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd - one of the Senate's most senior members - says he'll offer the motion.
In a written...
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State Department comments on arrest of Indian diplomat in NYC
The US State Department said on Tuesday that it is investigating what happened when an Indian diplomat was arrested in New York last week.
Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul general in New York, is accused of submitting false...
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Federal court postpones recall
Los Angeles, California - September 15, 2003
1. Walk up view of California Governor Gray Davis
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gray Davis, California Governor:
"This recall has been like a roller coaster, there are more...
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Obama pushes immigration reform in APAICS speech
President Barack Obama is urging Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to press Congress to update US immigration policy and fight bigotry.Obama says America's tradition is to welcome newcomers because it's a nation that was born of...
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Biden Pledges to Stand By Urban League
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus055848In a speech to the National Urban League's 13th Annual Legislative Policy Conference, Vice President Joe Biden promised to continue to work with them to raising living and working standards...
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Further reax as Obama health bill clears major hurdle in Supreme Court
In a momentous ruling affecting virtually every American, the United States Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul on Thursday with the unlikely help of conservative Chief Justice John...