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CUBA: PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO CASTS VOTE IN GENERAL ELECTION
Spanish/Nat
President Fidel Castro cast his vote on Sunday in a general election he proclaimed a show of strength for Cuba's socialist system.
But it was a election like no other in the world.
There were no opposition candidates for the...
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WRAP Dissidents released after 2003 detention, White House reaction
Washington DC - 29 Nov 2004
1. US State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher entering press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Boucher, Spokesman, US State Department:
"We think that it's important to remember the pressure from...
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WRAP President records radio message to Cubans
1. STILL of US President George W. Bush
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) George W. Bush, President of the United States:
"Today, Cubans throughout the world celebrate the 20th of May, Cuban's independence day. In the name of the United States of...
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Raul Castro attends first beatification in Cuba
1. Cuban President Raul Castro arriving for ceremony
2. Bishops walking towards ceremony, zoom in to Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martin, Vatican special envoy
3. Back shot of Cardinal Saraiva greeting Raul Castro
4. Tilt down of altar
5....
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Attorney for Cuban militant accused of plot to kill Castro
Miami - April 13, 2005
1. News conference
2. Cutaways
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Eduardo Soto, Defence attorney for Posada:
"We have already presented the request for political asylum of Mr. Luis Posada Carriles. The person who asks for...
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Senate, House briefings on decision to end travel ban to Cuba
1. Wide shot of podium with US representatives
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Max Baucus, US Senator
"The House and Senate are now united, the majority of American people support the end to the travel band. I urge the administration to follow...
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Castro speech as regional leaders protest FFTA
NB: no slate at start of story
January 26, 2004
1. Wide shot conference room Palacio de Convenciones
2. Close shot, Conference sign
3. Mid shot Fidel arriving at conference
4. Cutaway audience clapping
5. Fidel clapping
6. Various,...
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CUBA: GOVERNMENT HIT BACK AT US OVER PLANE SHOOTING ALLEGATION
English/Nat
Cuban government officials have hit back at U-S allegations that two civilian planes shot down by Cuba over the weekend were flying in international waters.
The President of the Cuban Congress - Ricardo Alarcon - claims...
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Reaction to release of dissidents
1. US State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher entering press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Boucher, Spokesman, US State Department:
"We think that it's important to remember the pressure from democratic nations has helped...
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CUBA: HAVANA: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
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Cuban Christians have celebrated Christmas this year for only the second time in more than over 40 years.
Thousands of the faithful took to the streets of Cuba's capital Havana for a Catholic procession ending in Mass at...
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Cuba - 32 journalists arrive on fact-finding tour
Thirty-two top US journalists have arrived on a four day fact finding trip to Cuba despite criticism from within the US.They are planning to meet Cuban President Fidel Castro and have requested meetings with top Cuban officials. Both...
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USA: ELIAN GONZALEZ'S GRANDMOTHERS ATTEND MASS
Spanish/Eng/Nat
The fight over Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez goes on.
The boy's grandmothers took their prayers for their grandson's return to Cuba to a higher power than the U-S government when they attended mass at a New York City...
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CUBA: CZECH SENATE PRESIDENT PETR PITHART VISIT
Spanish/Nat
The president of the Czech senate Petr Pithart met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro for six hours on Saturday in Havana.
He headed home without the two Czech citizens he had hoped to help free during his stay.
The Czechs that...
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EU commissioner meets with Cuban dissidents
Havana, Cuba - 14 Mar 2003
1. Wide of Greece's embassy building
2.Close of poster Greece's embassy
3. Mid of embassy's entrance
4. Mid of Poul Nielson / EU Commissioner for Devolopment Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
5. Pan right to...
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Venezuelan President visits Dominican Republic
1. Three shots of pro-Chavez protesters on streets
2. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gets out of car and is greeted by officials
3. Chavez walking up steps
4. Chavez walking into news conference at the National Palace with President...
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Reax after Guillermo Farinas not allowed to attend awards ceremony
1. Mid of horse and carriage passing in front of Farinas' home
2. Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas sitting in his living room
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Guillermo Farinas, Cuban dissident:
"To state it simply: we haven't travelled because...
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CUBA: 2 PROMINENT CZECHS FREED
Spanish/Nat
Cuba freed two prominent Czechs on Monday after they confessed to breaking Cuban law, resolving a case that had strained ties between the two nations.
Czech Republicans Ivan Pilip and Jan Bubenik were released shortly after...
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CUBA: USA TRADE EMBARGO DISCUSSIONS
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Lawmakers and rice farmers from Arkansas are in Cuba for meetings which may lead to a partial lifting of the U-S trade embargo.
Democrat senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln said the delegation is supportive of opening up trade...
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USA: NEW YORK: PRO CUBAN DEMONSTRATION UPDATE
Spanish/Eng/Nat
As presidents, premiers and potentates began converging on New York for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, demonstrators took to the streets to protest at the United States embargo against Cuba.
On his first...
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Closing event, Raul Castro, minister on economy, Fidel seat
1. Pan of Cuban President, Raul Castro entering parliament, to applause, acknowledges applause
2. Wide of parliament in session
3. Various of members of parliament
4. Wide of Ricardo Alarcon, President of Cuban Parliament, speaking
5....
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Chavez arrives for Cuban, Bolivian, Venezuelan mtg on alternative trade pacts
1. President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez descending plane
2. Chavez, Fidel Castro and Evo Morales on tarmac with media
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela:
"We are growing and advancing along the way. We are...
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Communist Cuba to privatise some hair salons
1. Tilt down exterior of hair salon in Old Havana (where men and women have their hair cut)
2. Various interior salon, barber cutting man''s hair
3. Rear shot barber cutting man''s hair, woman cutting woman''s hair in background
4. Zoom...
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Presidents arrive for Mercosur trade meeting, Chavez comment
1. Wide of Cubana airlines flight carrying Cuba President Fidel Castro on runway
2. Various of Castro disembarking
3. Castro walking to car, getting in, driving away
4. Security at airport
5. Various of plane carrying Venezuelan...
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Lookalikes of famed author pay tribute at the 14th International Hemingway Colloquium
1. Wide of monument to US author Ernest Hemingway surrounded by locals and foreign visitors, UPSOUND "Guantanamera" song
2. Hemingway look-alikes shouting (Spanish) "Viva Hemingway" (long live Hemingway)
3. Reverse shot of Hemingway...