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Democratic Convention begins, Al Gore speech
1. Wide of convention floor
2. Delegates with Kerry/Edwards signs
3. Delegate with colourful hat dancing
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Richardson, New Mexico Governor:
"I hereby call the 44th National Convention of the Democratic Party to...
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Heavy snow blankets east coast
Washington, DC
1. US flags flying around Washington Monument, pull out to wide of monument showing snow
2. Pull out of snow plough clearing sidewalk in front of monument
3. People shovelling snow in street
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Enoc...
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USA: BOSTON: LOUISE WOODWARD APPEAL COURT HEARING
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A lawyer for British au pair Louise Woodward asked Massachusetts' highest court on Monday to review medical evidence and clear her of her conviction of killing a baby in her care.
The Supreme Judicial Court heard motions from...
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Another storm paralyzes the Northeast grounding flights and closing schools
Yet another storm paralyzed the US Northeast on Thursday as heavy snow and sleet stranded thousands of passengers and closed schools and businesses.
Up to 6,500 flights were grounded and some airports were forced to shut.
Washington DC...
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WRAP Reax in LA, New York, Washington DC to Ratzinger's election
Los Angeles, California
1. Wide of the exterior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of The Angels in downtown Los Angeles, UPSOUND bells ringing
2. Close up of main church bell ringing
3. Tilt up of workers placing Vatican colours over the...
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Media magnate Sumner Redstone is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Media magnate Sumner Redstone received the 2,467th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the historic Roosevelt Hotel.
Redstone was born in Boston, Massachusetts to humble beginnings.
"From my tenement in which I lived as a child,...
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Boston bombing suspect buried in Virginia cemetery
1. Mid of burial plots at cemetery in central Virginia
2. Pull out to wide of Bukhari Abdel-Alim from Islamic Funeral Services of Virginia tending to plots
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Bukhari Abdel-Alim, Islamic Funeral Services of...
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US Bishops delegation in Havana, comments on relations
1. Wide exterior of Catholic Priests Residence in Havana
2. Interior Catholic Priests Residence, from left to right: Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley, Orlando Bishop Thomas Wenski and Director of Latin American Churches of the US...
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4:3 Biden tells relatives of Newton shooting he supports assault weapon ban
1. Wide of Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg and US Vice President Joe Biden walking to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
"It has been 97 days since Newtown. In that time we estimate that...
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Father of man shot dead by FBI during Boston bombing investigation
1. Various of Abdul-Baki Todashev, father of Ibragim Todashev, Chechen man shot dead earlier this week by US law enforcement agents, looking through old photographs of his son
2. Close of old school photo
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian)...
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USA: AMERICAN FORCES PREPARE FOR THE WORST IN IRAQ CRISIS
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As the world awaits word of a diplomatic solution to the crisis with Iraq, American forces are preparing for the worst.
A military strike could come as early as Tuesday if U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan's attempts to reach...
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USA: BOSTON: PRO-TIBETAN AND PRO-CHINESE PROTESTORS CLASH
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Thousands of pro-Tibetan protesters gathered in Boston Saturday for the eighth straight day of protests coinciding with the state visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
Organizers called Saturday's demonstration at Harvard's...
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US President Obama national TV broadcast on Boston explosions
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Good afternoon everybody. Earlier today I was briefed by my Homeland Security team on the events in Boston. We're continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds and I...
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RUSSIA: BRONZE DUCK SCULPTURES RETURNED
Russian/Eng/Nat
Nine bronze duck sculptures have been reunited in a Moscow park after three of them were stolen in February.
The ducks that stand by a pond near the Novodevichy Monastery were restored with the help of a Boston-based...
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Kerry visits convention centre ahead of speech
1. Senator John Kerry talks to man and then walks to podium
2. Various of Kerry at podium
3. Kerry having auto-cue adjusted
4. Kerry at podium
6. Media at foot of podium - tilt up to Kerry
7. Kerry leaves stage
The Democratic party...
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Indians game five starter C.C. Sabathia, manager Eric Wedge and Boston manager Terry Francona look ahead to game five of the AL championship series, with Cleveland leading three games to one. (Oct. 17)
HEADLINE: Indians, Red Sox look ahead to game five
CAPTION: Indians game five starter C.C. Sabathia, manager Eric Wedge and Boston manager Terry Francona look ahead to game five of the AL championship series, with Cleveland leading three...
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James "Whitey" Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list for his alleged role in 19 murders, has been captured after living on the run for 16 years.
HEADLINE: Boston mob boss was hiding in plain sight
CAPTION: Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger, the FBI's most-wanted man and a feared underworld figure linked to 19 murders, was captured Wednesday after one of the biggest manhunts...
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Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger, the FBI's most-wanted man and a feared underworld figure linked to 19 murders, was captured Wednesday after one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history.
HEADLINE: Boston mob boss was hiding in plain sight
CAPTION: Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger, the FBI's most-wanted man and a feared underworld figure linked to 19 murders, was captured Wednesday after one of the biggest manhunts...
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Pro-Lebanon anti-war protest
1. Wide shot at start of demo
2. Mid shot of Lebanese flags and a sign that says: (French) 'Peace for Lebanon'
3. Wide shot of protesters chanting
4. Close up shot of a young girl chanting
5. Wide shot of protesters walking
6. Wide...
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Four buildings on Harvard University's campus near Boston were evacuated Monday after campus police received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed inside, interrupting final exams. (Dec. 16)
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Harvard students have been told they can return to two of the four buildings evacuated earlier in the day after a bomb threat.
Campus police received an unconfirmed report that explosives...
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A Norman Rockwell painting of Boston Red Sox players was shown at Fenway Park on Monday before heading to New York City where it will be auctioned later this month. (May 5)
A Norman Rockwell painting of Boston Red Sox players is being shown at Fenway Park on Monday before it is taken to New York City to be auctioned.
The painting, "The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room)," appeared on the cover of the March 2,...
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Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide who were abducted by a Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week were released unharmed on Monday after negotiations with security officials and tribal leaders.
HEADLINE: 2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai are freed
CAPTION: Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide who were abducted by a Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week were released unharmed on Monday after negotiations...
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A howling blizzard with wind gusts over 70 mph heaped snow on Boston along with other stretches of lower New England. The storm that arrived Monday evening was a bitter, paralyzing blast. (Jan. 27)
A howling blizzard with wind gusts over 70 mph heaped snow on Boston along with other stretches of lower New England.
The storm that arrived Monday evening was a bitter, paralyzing blast.
At least 2 feet of snow was expected in most of...
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RR0232/A USA: Catholics
Boston, Massachusetts, USA/Rome Italy (recent/file):
Boston (recent): demonstration by victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests;
Phil Saviano, victim as a child of abuse, in march; Saviano sot; demonstration; Saviano sot;...