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IRELAND: DIVORCE CONSTITUTION VOTE
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The people of the Irish Republic are voting Friday on whether to amend their constitution to allow divorce.
The proposed amendment would allow couples to divorce who have been separated for four out of five years and who can...
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Protest against constitutional amendment, coffin burning
1. Various of lawyers in front of Supreme Court
2. Lawyers carrying coffin with banner reading: "Demise of Democracy"
3. Various of lawyers carrying placards and marching in front of Supreme Court
4. Various of burning of coffin
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Massachusetts lawmakers block anti-gay marriage question
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HEADLINE: Massachusetts lawmakers block anti-gay marriage question
CAPTION: Massachusetts lawmakers blocked a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would have let voters decide whether to ban gay...
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The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge to a vote that could ban same-sex marriages in the state. This means voters will decide a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a union between a man and a woman.
HEADLINE: Voters to decide same-sex marriage in Calif.
CAPTION: The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge to a vote that could ban same-sex marriages in the state. This means voters will decide a...
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Opposition groups clash; opposition leaders against amnesty terms for arrested protesters
One group of anti-government protesters clashed with another in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Wednesday in bid to free a government building in the centre of Kiev, which they had seized.
At least two protesters were injured.
Activists...
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USA: BILL CLINTON BACKS EFFORTS TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS
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U-S President Bill Clinton is backing efforts for an amendment to the American Constitution to protect the rights of crime victims.
It's the first time the Clinton has called for a change in the Constitution.
Victims of...
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Worldcom executives Congressional hearing
1. Witnesses raise their right hands and are sworn in
2. Cutaway of committee members
3. Cutaway of committee chairman
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bernard Ebbers, Former Worldcom Chief Executive Officer:
"Although I would like more than you...
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Protesters marched in front of the courthouse in Detroit Tuesday as the case challenging Michigan's gay marriage ban goes to trial. (Feb. 25)
Two Detroit-area nurses are challenging Michigan's ban on gay marriage during a federal trial that is expected to last two weeks.
Michigan voters approved, by a wide margin, a constitutional amendment in 2004 that recognizes marriage...
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US Senate rejects gay marriage amendment
Washington, DC - 7 June 2006
1. Wide of Senate floor
2. SOUNDBITE (English): Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader:
"Marriage as we know it, is under assault. Activist courts are attempting to redefine marriage against the express wishes of...
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Parliamentarians react after passing amnesty bill
Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday passed a measure offering amnesty to those arrested in two months of protests, but only if demonstrators vacate most of the buildings they occupy.
The move was quickly greeted with contempt by the...
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Trump Pushes For Term Limits on Congress Members
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus065260Donald Trump says he wants a constitutional amendment to impose term limits of members of Congress.The Republican presidential nominee told supporters at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado...
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Virginia ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment
Virginia officially became the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Monday, clearing the way for likely court fights over whether the measure can be added to the U.S. Constitution.
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Referendum to constitutionally define "family" as heterosexual
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Virginia ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment
Virginia officially became the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Monday, clearing the way for likely court fights over whether the measure can be added to the U.S. Constitution.
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PHILIPPINES: PROTESTS AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
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Tens of thousands of people have protested against changes to the Philippines' constitution proposed by President Joseph Estrada.
The president says he wants to change the constitution to attract more foreign investment but...
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SUU KYI ON MYANMAR ARMY, BONO "STAR STRUCK"
Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi said on Monday she wants to amend Myanmar's constitution through "negotiations with the army."
Suu Kyi spoke at a news conference in Norway, where she had attended a session of the Oslo Forum, a...
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South Africa - Press Conference After Agreement
South Africa's key political leaders reached a last-minute deal on
Tuesday (19/4) allowing Zulu chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha
Freedom Party to take part in the country's first all-race
elections next week.
president f.w. de klerk,...
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Media chiefs debate press freedom
LEAD IN:On World Media Freedom Day, UNESCO held a forum with journalists, politicians and researchers on free speech and censorship in the Kingdom of Jordan and broader Middle East.STORY-LINE:The Royal Film Commission in Amman is the...
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Trump Pushes For Term Limits on Congress Members
Donald Trump says he wants a constitutional amendment to impose term limits of members of Congress.The Republican presidential nominee told supporters at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado Tuesday that the limits should be part of a...
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Slovenia makes drinking water public property
Slovenia has become only the second European state to make access to drinking water a constitutional right in a bid to protect the nation's water resources from excessive exploitation.A legal amendment adopted by Parliament earlier this...
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Turkish Deputy PM: Taking Measures to Stabilize Lira
Jan.20 -- Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek discusses the lira's volatility and its impact on business and the economy, and weighs in on the country's political power structure. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua from...
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AP Explains: Trump targets birthright, stokes fear
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants to end a constitutional right that automatically grants citizenship to any baby born in the United States.
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And on the second day of Republican rule, the House reads the Constitution. Volunteers have started giving voice to the seven articles and 27 amendments that make up the nation's governing document.
HEADLINE: Big Read: House begins reciting Constitution
CAPTION: And on the second day of Republican rule, the House reads the Constitution. Volunteers have started giving voice to the seven articles and 27 amendments that make up the...
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The House has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have forced Congress to balance its budget every year as a way to reverse years of deficit spending.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: House rejects balanced budget measure
CAPTION:The House has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have forced Congress to balance its budget every year as a way to reverse years of deficit spending....