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The Republican-controlled House plans to wait until Tuesday to reject a Senate measure providing a two-month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts due to expire on Dec. 31. House GOP lawmakers say they want a year-long extension instead.
HEADLINE: House now to vote Tuesday on payroll tax cut bill
CAPTION: The Republican-controlled House plans to wait until Tuesday to reject a Senate measure providing a two-month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts due to expire...
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Democratic US Senators are pulling an all-nighter, discussing climate change. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid kicked off the dusk-to-dawn talkathon. (March 11)
It's a lot of hot air about a lot of hot air.
Democrats took to the Senate floor Monday night to talk about global warming and planned not to let up until morning. By midnight, lawmakers had been talking for nearly six hours.
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A pair of House Democratic leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on Pres.Obama''s historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. Republicans continue voice their opposition to the measure.
HEADLINE: Congressional leaders spar over health reform
health care overhaul
CAPTION: House Democratic leaders are predicting a final tally on the historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage....
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Various addresses on the 2nd day of the Democratic convention
1. Wide of stage, Democratic convention floor
2. Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, walking onto stage
3. Zoom in to Franklin
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia:
"The second session of the 45th...
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East German worker on expectations from the election
Werder, Brandenburg - 27 September 2009
1. Election posters on street
2. Michael Sarrazin, worker at plastics manufacturer Wirthwein Nauen GmbH, and his wife walking into polling station
3. Pan from polling official to Sarrazin
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Party activists, supporters on mid term election results
Las Vegas, Nevada
1. Wide of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on stage, supporters cheering
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Brent Rushforth, Harry Reid supporter:
"This vote by the Nevadans tonight is a rejection of the politics of fear, Sharron...
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Republicans claimed enough support to muscle legislation through the House that would continue a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers, a vote that will shift the battleground to a far less receptive Senate.
HEADLINE: Republicans plan House OK of payroll tax cut bill
CAPTION: Republicans claimed enough support to muscle legislation through the House that would continue a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers, a vote that will shift the...
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Hatoyama in final talks on cabinet posts
1. Wide of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) general assembly
2. Pan of Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese prime minister designate and leader of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and party executives
3. Cutaway of media
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yukio...
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Rise of Islamic parties contesting parliamentary election
March 19, 2004
1. Wide shot of Muslims praying inside mosque
2. Close up shot of imam
3. Tilt down from imam to crowd
March 16, 2004
4. Wide shot of Prosperous Justice Party campaign
5. Close up shot of flags
6. Female supporters
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Exotic dancer running for party ahead of presidential elections
1. Wide of Roger Labache, the mayor of the village of Tollent (elderly man with moustache), and Rachid Nekkaz, French businessman (wearing hat), arriving in front of French Constitutional Council
2. Pan of Labache and Nekkaz, meeting...
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was elected to the Senate on Tuesday in a bruising cage-fight of a campaign against pro wrestling mogul Linda McMahon, extending the Democrats' hold on the seat.
HEADLINE: Blumenthal defeats wrestling mogul for Senate
CAPTION: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was elected to the Senate on Tuesday in a bruising cage-fight of a campaign against pro wrestling mogul Linda McMahon,...
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Leftist opposition party wins election, according to exit poll
1. Mid of Robert Fico, president of smer-Social Democracy Party, entering party headquarters
2. Mid of reporters
3. Mid of Fico in interview
4. Close of photographers
5. Mid of Fico in interview
6. SOUNDBITE: (Slovak) Robert Fico,...
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President Barack Obama says a deal he has struck with congressional Republicans on renewing Bush era tax cuts keeps his 2008 promise to protect the American middle class from an increase in tax rates
HEADLINE: Obama defends deal with Republicans on tax cut
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says a deal he has struck with congressional Republicans on renewing Bush era tax cuts keeps his 2008 promise to protect the American middle class...
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Communist Party begin congress to elect new leadership
1. Exterior of National Convention Centre
2. Wide of flags
3. Close of Vietnam flag and Vietnamese Communist Party's flag
4. Wide of Vietnamese Politburo
5. Cutaway of cameras
6. Pan (from right to left) of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...
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Denver: Barack Obama addresses Democratic National Convention
STORY: Denver: Barack Obama addresses Democratic National Convention
SOURCE: Pool
For Democrats in Denver tonight was the main event when Barack Obama accepted their nomination to lead the party to the White House in November. In his...
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The Democratic-led Senate blocked a House-passed bill on Friday that would provide disaster aid and keep government agencies open, escalating the parties'''' latest showdown over spending and highlighting the raw partisan rift that has festered all year.
HEADLINE: Reid-to-GOP: Work through weekend on budget
CAPTION: The Democratic-led Senate blocked a House-passed bill on Friday that would provide disaster aid and keep government agencies open, escalating the parties' latest showdown...
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Munterfering comments on election loss, SPD meeting
1. SPD cube at party headquarters
2. Wide of media, pan to Social Democrat (SPD) Chairman Franz Muentefering on stage
3. SOUNDBITE: (German) Franz Muentefering, SPD party chairman:
"Already this morning we decided to have an intensive...
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Democrats build large presidential campaign despite media focus on Republicans
Manchester, New Hampshire - 6 January 2012
1. Wide of campaign signs for Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in street
Manchester, New Hampshire - 7 January 2012
2. Close up of handmade poster in President Barack...
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Barack Obama said his election would help change the country and the world, as the Democratic presidential nominee personally delivered his party's radio address for the final weekend of the campaign.
HEADLINE: Obama delivers closing argument in radio address
CAPTION: Barack Obama said his election would help change the country and the world, as the Democratic presidential nominee personally delivered his party's radio address for the...
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INDONESIA: GOLKAR PARTY KICK OFF ELECTION CAMPAIGN
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Riot police fired warning shots on Monday to disperse an angry mob as the ruling Golkar Party nervously kicked off its Jakarta campaign for crucial parliamentary elections.
Scores of people, claiming they had been...
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Thailand PM formally registers to run in general election
1. Thailand's Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, arriving to register his party to take part in next month's general election, being mobbed by supporters
2. Supporters carrying Thaksin posters
3. More of Thaksin making his way through...
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Former PM blames Kremlin for thwarting liberal party's congress
1. Congress Hall
2. Audience listening to speaker at lectern
3. Mikhail Kasyanov sitting at table (second person from right)
4. Various audience
5. Kasyanov speaking at lectern
6. Audience
7. Media in stairwell
8. SOUNBITE: (English)...
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Koizumi re-elected head of Japan's ruling party
1. Various of members of LDP voting
2. Pan of photos of four candidates on stage
3. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister and president of Liberal Democratic Party voting
4. Shizuka Kamei, candidate for LDP president election, voting
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INDIA: OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTERS PROTEST OVER BRIBES ALLEGATIONS
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Hundreds of supporters of India's largest opposition party have staged a protest in the capital New Delhi after their leader was accused of taking bribes.
L-K Advani, who heads the Bharatiya Janata Party, angrily denies the...