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A New Jersey man is fighting to keep his late-parent's home. As Revel casino closes, the state says it still needs the land for development, but owner Charlie Birnbaum says his property is not for sale. (Aug. 29)
Charlie Birnbaum's been tuning pianos for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett in Atlantic City for over 30 years.
He often stops by the home he inherited from his late parents to rest between jobs.
The home's prime location, in...
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USA: WORLD BANK DENIES TARIM BASIN PROJECT ALLEGATION
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The World Bank has emphatically denied allegations that a project it funds in China is making use of forced labor.
The Bank launched an inquiry after the charges were levelled last October by Chinese-American human rights...
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President Barack Obama says he recognizes the heavy price tag of revamping the health care system but that it would be much more costly to do nothing
HEADLINE: Obama: 'Not too soon' to move on health care
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says he recognizes the heavy price tag of revamping the health care system but that it would be much more costly to do nothing. (July 1)
SOT ONLY No...
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WRAP UN official, India, Singapore aid, Aus FM, US relatives ADDS protest
Singapore - 7 May 2007
1. Wide pan of plane
2. Trailer drives past with relief supplies
3. Various of relief supplies being loaded onto plane
4. Plane taxiing across tarmac
New Delhi, India - 6 May 2008
5. Wide of 'India Air Force'...
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Belgium in deep political crisis as government talks collapse
1. Wide Belgian Federal Parliament with press waiting outside
2. Mid of assembled media waiting outside Belgian Federal Parliament
3. Close-up of Belgian flag
4. Pan of Federal Parliamentary committee and Francophone and...
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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs vigorously and repeatedly stated that the public option is President Barack Obama's priority in the health care overhaul.
HEADLINE: Gibbs hammered on 'public option'
CAPTION: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs vigorously and repeatedly stated that the public option is President Barack Obama's priority in the health care overhaul. (Aug. 18)
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Russian Pres Putin gives presser at EU summit
1. Wide shot Finnish Prime Minister, Matti Vanhanen, Russian President, Vladimir Putin and European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso arriving at press conference
2. Cutaway journalists at press conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian)...
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US judiciary tells Congress it opposes idea of privacy advocate
The US judiciary told Congress on Tuesday it opposes the idea of having an independent privacy advocate on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, while members of Congress lauded the idea at a Capitol Hill hearing.
Members...
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UN on evidence of atrocities, MSF on numbers of injured treated
South Sudan's political and military leaders should be held accountable for war crimes committed in the country, a senior United Nations official said on Friday.
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, said the...
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US Assistant Secretary of State urges Bangladesh's feuding politicians to hold talks
A US official on Monday said more needed to be done to improve the safety conditions and labour rights in the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh.
On a visit to Dhaka, the US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Desai Biswal said...
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British Muslim activist in Iraq to try to secure the release of hostages
1. Exterior of Iraqi Islamic Party Headquarters
2. Sign reading ''Iraqi Islamic Party''
3. Member of the Islamic party hugging leading member of the British anti-war movement, Anas Altikriti
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anas Altikriti,...
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USA: CLINTON IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS LATEST SITUATION
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Now that impeachment proceedings into U-S President Bill Clinton's conduct are a certainty, the question around Washington is not whether hearings will take place - but how.
Four Republican and Democratic members of the...
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USA: CLINTON LIGHTS UP CHRISTMAS TREE
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For 75 years running, the president of the United States has lit the national Christmas tree in a Washington annual tradition.
This year, it was a light-hearted task welcomed by President Bill Clinton as he faces a looming...
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President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The the Norwegian Nobel Committee cited his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
HEADLINE: President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
CAPTION: President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The the...
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President Barack Obama defended the new health care law during his State of the Union address. He says he knows there's opposition, but he's not willing to go back to insurance companies denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
HEADLINE: Obama on health care: Fix and 'move forward'
CAPTION: President Barack Obama defended the new health care law during his State of the Union address. He says he knows there's opposition, but he's not willing to go back to...
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In the wake of allegations of NSA spying on world leaders, the European Institute in Washington hosted a roundtable discussion with European Parliament members to discuss privacy issues and re-establishing trust between Europe and the U.S. (Oct. 29)
The European Institute in Washington hosted a roundtable discussion with European Parliament members Tuesday to discuss the sensitive topic of "Data Protection, Privacy and Security: Re-establishing trust between Europe and the United...
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USA: NEWT GINGRICH TO BORROW MONEY FROM BOB DOLE TO PAY PENALTY
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In a stunning announcement Thursday, U-S House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced he would borrow money from former Senator Bob Dole to pay off his ethics penalty.
Gingrich said he has a moral obligation to pay the penalty out...
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WRAP Chilean Sup Crt rules fmr Peru Pres will be extradited ADDS Fujimori's daughter
Santiago, Chile - 21 September 2007
1. Wide interior of courthouse
2. Statue inside courthouse
3. Media scrum around Alfredo Chaigneau, judge in the extradition case of former Peruvian president, Alberto Fujimori
4. Justice Alfredo...
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US Asst Sec of State Hill comments on NKorea
1. Wide of US chief negotiator on North Korean nuclear issue Christopher Hill walking up to press
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Christopher Hill, US Chief Negotiator on North Korean nuclear issue:
"The second point Treasury made, of course,...
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USA: CLINTON IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS UPDATE (2)
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Now that the U-S House of Representatives has approved a presidential impeachment inquiry, the Judiciary Committee is gearing up to begin hearings.
House Judiciary Committee members say they may ask Monica Lewinsky, Linda...
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WRAP Meeting, WFP, Merkel, FAO, African leaders
World leaders at the G8 summit on Friday said they would aim to increase 3-year food security initiative to 20 billion US dollars to help farmers in poor countries boost production, in a shift in the way the West tackles world hunger....
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World Bank chief wraps up four-nation African tour
Soweto
1. Various of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz visiting Mandela Museum
2. Wolfowitz admiring a portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela
Johannesburg
3. Wolfowitz meeting Mandela at his residence
4. Various...
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Vatican lays out teaching on social issues
1. Wide shot St. Peter Basilica
2. Mid shot Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, sourrounded by journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino:
"This a proposal that the church makes to everybody and so it is up to...
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Women rebuilding their lives after acid attacks
This is 40 year old acid attack victim - Bushra Shaffi.
Today she's still coming to terms with the life changing injuries that have meant she's had to rebuild her life bit by bit.
Her in-laws doused her in acid after she said her...