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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: RELIGIOUS PEACE RALLY
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An estimated 50-thousand people showed up for a religious peace rally in Bogota, Colombia, on Saturday.
Calling for a ceasefire to end Colombia's bloody civil war, the demonstration was organised by Catholic religious...
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WRAP Colombian president meets Rumsfeld, comment
1. Long shot of motorcade arriving at US Defense Department with US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld walking down the stairs to meet Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe
2. Guard standing next to Department of Defense sign
3. Rumsfeld...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER RELEASED FROM PRISON
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The release on Thursday of Colombia's former Defence Minister Fernando Botero, jailed for funding President Ernesto Samper's last electoral campaign with drug money, has provoked public outrage.
Botero returned to his...
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COLOMBIA: SANTIAGO MEDINA BOOK ON ILLEGAL ELECTION FUNDING ON SALE
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The confessions of a man who blew the lid on drug money used to fund Ernesto Samper's Presidential campaign went on sale this week.
The book by Santiago Medina details how, as Samper's campaign treasurer in 1994, he...
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Honduran President Zalaya visits, Uribe on economy
1. Wide shot of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, right, and President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya, left, walking together in the Presidential Palace of Narino
2. Wide of both presidents during the playing of national anthems
3. Close of...
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Presser following first round of peace negotiations by the ELN
1. Wide of National Liberation Army (ELN) delegates at conference table in Palco Hotel
2. Francisco Galan (in black) and Antonio Garcia (in white)
3. Antonio Garcia speaking with the media
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Antonio Garcia, ELN...
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COLOMBIA: PRESIDENT SAMPER PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE OVER DRUG MONEY
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The Colombian House of Representatives is deciding whether there is sufficient proof that President Ernesto Samper financed his 1994 campaign with drug money.
A yes vote by the legislature would send the case to the Senate,...
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Presidential candidate departs to visit demilitarised zone
1. Various of security at march
2. Various shots of Presidential candidate, Horacio Serpa, walking through crowd
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Horacio Serpa, Presidential candidate
"This is a march to tell the Colombian people that we all...
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Uribe fires army officers over killing of civilians
Bogota - 29 October, 2008
1. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe walking in for briefing
2. Officials
3. Wide of Uribe and officials at podium
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Alvaro Uribe, Colombian President:
"There has been negligence, lack of...
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Coca eradication by hand in remote province
1. Aerial of Sierra Macarena National Park
2. Aerial of camp
3. Mid view of helicopter in field
4. Wide view of helicopter in field
5. Push in to soldier shifting through grass with gun
6. Wide of soldiers in field
7. Close up of...
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Peace talks continue between gov't and ELN
1. Wide shot of Antonio Garcia talking with media outside Palco Hotel in Havana
2. Garcia talking with media
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Antonio Garcia, ELN Commander:
"The logical thing here is to advance and move to the next phase to...
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Latam leaders comment on President Castro's illness
1. Plane at the airport after landing and military waiting outside
2. Vice-President of Cuba Carlos Lage walking with Vice-President of Bolivia Alvaro Marcelo Garcia
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carlos Lage, Vice-President of Cuba:
(Q: How...
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Comments by US Secretary of State Powell
1. US Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda walking into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jorge Castaneda, Mexican Foreign Minister:
"We had an excellent conversation like we always have,...
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COLOMBIA: NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT ANDRES PASTRANA SPEECH
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Andres Pastrana has given his first speech to the world's media since winning Colombia's presidential elections on Sunday.
The 44 year old's past career as a television journalist showed through with his ease in front of the...
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Colombia - Ten police and army officers released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia / Police arrest 26 rebels, seize a large stockpile of weapons and drugs / Two dead, at least 19 people injured by explosion in Bogota / Bomb targets hardline former interior minister
Colombia - Released hostages give hospital news conferences
Bogota - 3 April 2012
1. Pan of released police officers, Cesar Augusto Lasso and then Jose Libardo Forero entering auditorium for news conference
2. Wide of six released...
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FARC rebels thank Venezuela president Hugo Chavez for his support
1. Wide of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) delegates and United Nations representatives at news conference
2. Mid of Ivan Marquez, FARC negotiator at table
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ivan Marquez, FARC lead negotiator:
"We...
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Colombia's largest guerrilla army temporarily walk away from peace talks
Colombia's largest guerrilla army walked away from peace talks with the government on Friday over President Juan Manuel Santos' refusal to agree to modify the constitution if a peace pact is struck.
The move comes after Santos announced...
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Mayors live in fear because of threats from drug dealers
San Vicente del Caguan - 9 February, 2007
1. Various of streets and people
2. Local residents sitting in park
3. Local residents walking on the streets
4. Colombia's education minister Cecilia Maria Velez with the Mayor of San Vicente...
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Peace talks continue between Colombian government and FARC
1. Wide of Colombian government delegation arriving headed by negotiator Humberto De La Calle (in white shirt and glasses, waving to reporters)
2. Retired Colombian national police director Oscar Naranjo (in short sleeve white shirt,...
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COLOMBIA: PRESIDENT PASTRANA ECONOMY SPEECH
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Colombian President Andres Pastrana says he's confident the country's economy is on the road to recovery, after last week's announcement that Colombia will get a big international loan package.
The International Monetary...
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Uribe meets US families and relatives of hostages
1. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe arriving for meeting with relatives of American hostages being held in Colombia
2. Relatives of hostage Keith Stansell (his mother, father and son) arriving at meeting
3. Relatives of hostage Tom Howes...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: SAMPER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ALLEGATIONS
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Colombian President Ernesto Samper- facing four corruption charges which could lead to his impeachment - has said the case against him would determine once and for all whether he won office with (m) millions of...
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COLOMBIA: PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE OVER STATE OF EMERGENCY
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Colombia's troubled president Ernesto Samper is under fire over his declaration of a state of emergency giving him sweeping powers to rule by decree.
Samper said he needed additional powers to defend the country from a...
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Aid agency presser, denies accusations of ETA links
1. Various of presser
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Juan Hernandez, Caravan member
"This news had no merit which in Spain had no echo (repurcussionS) but we would like to make very clear now that when we return to our countries we will be...