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US treasury secretary John Snow at trade talks
October 10
1. Various of John Snow, US Treasury Secretary exiting car and meeting with Sadakazu Tanigaki, Japanese Finance Minister
October 11
2. Snow enters news conference
3. Cutaway media
4. SOUNDBITE (English) John Snow, US Treasury...
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USA: WASHINGTON: US BUDGET TALKS COLLAPSE
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Political stalemate between the White House and Congress has caused the second partial shutdown of the U-S government in as many months.
The Republican controlled House of Representatives and Senate failed to act on a...
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Preview to last round of presidential election with economic worries to the fore
On Monday the Greek parliament will decide if it is going to elect a new president or leave the country to early elections in January or February that could bring an anti-bailout opposition party to power.
Opinion polls show that most of...
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Thousands of workers and union leaders marched on Wall Street on Thursday to express their anger over lost jobs, the taxpayer-funded bailout of financial institutions and questionable lending practices by big banks.
HEADLINE: Raw video: Protesters march on Wall Street
CAPTION: Thousands of workers and union leaders marched on Wall Street on Thursday to express their anger over lost jobs, the taxpayer-funded bailout of financial institutions and...
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In the weekly Republican address, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia took note of the week''s April 15 income tax filing deadline and criticized government spending and climbing deficits that he said are driving taxes higher.
HEADLINE: GOP: Runaway spending is Washington''s disease
CAPTION: In the weekly Republican address, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia took note of the week''s April 15 income tax filing deadline and criticized government...
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Looking to contain the mortgage crisis, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates for a third time and hint that even more rate cuts could be forthcoming. The AP's Bonny Ghosh reports.
HEADLINE: US stocks dive after Fed cuts rates
CAPTION: The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, hoping to stimulate an economy some fear is on the brink of a recession. But stocks plunged and Wall...
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GERMANY: PROFILE OF ECB AND FRANKFURT
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In the final days before European Monetary Union becomes a reality, the financial world's focus has shifted to the workings of the new European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt.
As of January 4, financial institutions will...
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Weekly radio address on Katrina recovery
1. Graphic of US president George W Bush with overlaid voiceover
2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W Bush, US President:
"The recovery of the Gulf Coast region will be one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen, and I...
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US Commerce Secretary Pritzker attends trade event in Seoul
US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, welcomed on Thursday South Korea's interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
She also emphasised that the biggest challenge at the moment for the US is the negotiation with Japan...
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UK: LONDON: CHANCELLOR GORDON BROWN G-7 PRESS CONFERENCE
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Finance ministers from the top seven industrialised nations on Saturday welcomed steps taken by Japan to boost its sickly economy.
Representatives from the world's leading industrial nations began to roll out the new rules of...
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IMF director chairs meeting on global economic outlook
1. Wide of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde at podium at the Brookings Institute
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director:
"Just about a month ago at the time of the IMF and...
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WRAP Tokyo, Hong Kong stock markets, analyst, London, Frankfurt, Paris
Tokyo, Japan
1. Tilt down from screen to trading floor at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Top shot of traders
3. Wide of trading board
4. Close of share prices on digital strip
5. Wide of stock exchange
Hong Kong
6. Pan of Hang Seng trading...
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EC President Jose Manuel Barroso says trade deal with US a 'game-changer'
1.Wide of EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on the stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Herman Van Rompuy, European Council President:
"I expect that the appalling crisis in Syria will top...
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NEW ZEALAND: APEC - TRADE AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE
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New Zealand and Singapore signed a new bilateral trade agreement on Saturday.
They hope it will be a spur to help other APEC members get on with achieving their goal of free trade in the region.
The Prime Ministers of both...
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ASIA: US AND IMF ATTEMPTS TO STEM ASIA FINANCIAL CRISIS
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Following whirlwind efforts by U-S and I-M-F officials to stem Asia's financial crisis, stocks markets in Hong Kong and Tokyo surged on Friday.
But South Korean shares fell after a week of gains.
In Seoul, U-S President...
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China given formal membership of WTO at Qatar meeting.
1. Exteriors Qatar and Sheraton Doha Hotel
2. Interior views of delegates seated
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Youssef Kamal, Qatari Minister of Finance: "The ministerial conference so agrees (to accept China)."
4. Various of the...
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WORLDWIDE: US PRESIDENT CLINTON MAY BE VICTIM OF ESPIONAGE OPERATION
Various locations and dates as stated.
1. Wood's secretary saying he's not in - UPSOUND, Washington Nov 20, 1996
2. Exterior of Rosslyn Center where Wood's office is located, Washington Nov 20, 1996
3. Nicholas Burns arriving to State...
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wants Russia to implement an American-style cash for clunkers program. AP's Andy Braddel reports.
HEADLINE: Cash for clunkers coming to Russia
CAPTION: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wants Russia to implement an American-style cash for clunkers program. AP's Andy Braddel reports. (Sept. 8)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
Cash for...
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USA: FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBERS DISCUSS INTEREST RATES
Natural Sound
Members of the U-S Federal Reserve are meeting in Washington to discuss a possible cut in interest rates.
If approved the cut would the be first drop in official rates in more than three years - reflecting the Fed's...
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Finance ministers meet, APEC leaders begin to arrive
1. Wide of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) and US breakfast meeting
2. Close up of US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
3. Mid of Geithner and Thailand Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij
4. Mid of Myanmar Finance...
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Actress speaks out to support California alternative-energy proposition
AP Entertainment/Pool Feed
Los Angeles, 16 October 2006
1. Wide conference room, with pan to cameraperson
2. MS Linda Rosenstock/UCLA School of Public Health Dean
3. UPSOUND (English) Julia Roberts/Actor:
"Some feedback to encourage a...
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IMF, World Bank chiefs hold briefings on world economies
1. Wide shot of IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn walking into IMF news conference
2. Media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF Managing Director:
"Our belief is that the crisis is far from over. And of...
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Standing alongside Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, President Barack Obama proclaimed a free trade agreement between their countries as a "win-win." He said the trade pact can be fully enforced next month.
HEADLINE: Obama says trade pact with Colombia is "win-win"
CAPTION: Standing alongside Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, President Barack Obama proclaimed a free trade agreement between their countries as a "win-win." He said the...
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Anti-austerity protest as troika continues talks with government
1. Wide of students from music schools marching; students marching past camera
2. Close-up of drum being struck; pans right to show medium of students holding banner and chanting slogan (Greek) "Every year it's the same story: no...