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President gives upbeat assessment of US economy
1. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US president:
"Good morning. This week Congress took vital action to create jobs in America. Following the outlines of a jobs and growth package I announced in January, members of the House and...
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President Obama orders hospitals to extend medical rights to same-sex couples
HEADLINE: Obama extends health care rights to gay partners
CAPTION: A major victory for gay rights. President Barack Obama is ordering hospitals to extend medical rights to same-sex couples. (April 16)
It''s being hailed by some as a...
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IRELAND: DIVORCE CONSTITUTION VOTE
English/Nat
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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Michael Jackson's family moved quickly Monday to take control of his complicated personal and financial affairs, winning temporary custody of his three children and asking a judge to name the King of Pop's mother as administrator of his estate
HEADLINE: Custody battle for Jackson's kids begins
CAPTION: Michael Jackson's family moved quickly Monday to take control of his complicated personal and financial affairs, winning temporary custody of his three children and asking a...
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The parents of the more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch will begin Monday laying out their individual cases and learning what they must do to regain custody
HEADLINE: Hearings begin for polygamist sect kids
CAPTION: The parents of the more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch will begin Monday laying out their individual cases and learning what they must do to regain...
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RR7108B ITALY: THE DIVORCE CONTROVERSY
1. Map of Italy.
2. File film scenes inside Referendum headquarters, where people record their signatures, inside court.
3. Interview with Liberal Party leader Giovanni Malagodi.
4. Rome street scenes featuring women.
5. Interview...
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A judge in Florida is expected to reveal her ruling today overwhether a Cuban farmer abandoned his daughter after she came to theU.S. The AP's Tony Winton reports from Miamu.
HEADLINE: Judge: Cuban man should get custody of his daughter
CAPTION: A circuit court judge says a Cuban man should be reunited with his daughter. Florida authorities are pushing for the 5-year old girl to remain in Miami with her...
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US Ass Sec of State meets Japan FM over child custody cases
Tokyo - 2 February, 2010
1. Wide shot, US Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell enters news conference
2. Cutaway, reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kurt Campbell, US Assistant Secretary:
"I''ve been meeting with these families now for...
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Protest against bill allowing homosexual marriages and adoption by gay couples
1. Wide of anti-gay marriage demonstration, one of three marches
2. Wide of protesters waving flags
3. Protester holding banner reading: (French) "We are all made by a man and a woman"
4. Set up of Jean-Francois Cope, president of the...
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Judge hears complaint against Madonna adoption plans, ADDS comments
1. Various of Madonna's lawyer, Alan Chinula, arriving at high court
2. "Eye of the child" charity representative arriving
3. Cutaway of photographer
4. High court judge, Ivy Kamanga, getting out of car and walking into court
5. Wide...
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Azar: HHS Has Custody of 2,047 Migrant Kids
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says his department still has custody of 2,047 migrant children separated from their parents because of the Trump administration's rescinded "zero tolerance" policy at the southwest border.
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IRELAND: DIVORCE REFERENDUM: DIVORCE IS LEGALISED
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Ireland has voted to legalise divorce, making it the last Western country to allow divorce.
The initial polling result was so close that the chief election official announced a recount.
The results of that count showed a...
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IRELAND: COUNT BEGINS ON DIVORCE REFERENDUM BALLOT
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The Irish Republic on Saturday morning begins counting the votes cast in the referendum on whether to permit divorce.
The results are expected to be close and both sides continue to maintain they could win the vote.
If a...
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Actress files for divorce
FILE: Los Angeles, California. 12 April 2004
1. Thomas Jane with wife Patricia Arquette
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Jane - talking about John Travolta :
"It''s fun. He''s a great guy, really great guy. He''s a wonderful man. Very...
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Lebanon - civil marriage proposals
In Western society most people take for granted the freedom to marry a partner with a different faith or ethnic background. The same cannot be said in Lebanon, where strict religious doctrine dictates marriage guidelines.
In Lebanon,...
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RR7116A ITALY: THE LOLLOBRIGIDA DIVORCE
Gina Lollobrigida, the film star, is seeking to end her
22 year old marriage to Milko Skofic, a Yugoslav-born
physician. The couple were recently in court in the
town of Latina, south of Rome, for the first stages of
the divorce. Among...
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Charlie Sheen files for divorce
AP Images
Los Angeles, 16 September 2007
1. Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller arrive at 59th Primetime Emmy Awards
AP Images
Los Angeles, 20 September 2009
2. Sheen and wife arrive at 61st Primetime Emmy Awards
AP Images
Los Angeles, 19...
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In less than a month, Florida voters will decide if a ban on gay marriage should be placed in the state constitution. The campaign is getting heated and both sides are pushing hard to sway voters
HEADLINE: Gay marriage issue heating up in Florida
CAPTION: In less than a month, Florida voters will decide if a ban on gay marriage should be placed in the state constitution. The campaign is getting heated and both sides are...
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SYND 14-5-74 RESULTS ON DIVORCE REFERENDUM DIVORCE LAW STAYS
When the final returns in the national referendum appeared on Italian TV they showed the country had voted in favour of retaining the three year old divorce law
1 cu teletype pull out and pan across television set
2 cu TV pull out to...
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Lawyer on Lebanon child custody case
An Australian mother and TV crew were released on bail in Beirut on Wednesday where they were detained after a botched attempt to take the woman's two children from their Lebanese father. Ali al-Amin, the father of the two children, aged...
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Rights groups demand more reform after 'marry your rapist' law repealed
LEADIN:
A controversial Palestinian law that allowed rapists to escape punishment if they married their victims was repealed in March of this year.
But rights groups in the West Bank are calling for further...
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AP writer Michael Gormley explains what is taking so long to get a vote on gay marriage in New York state. A top tanking Republican said Friday that legislators don't want to let a vote drag into the weekend.
HEADLINE: N.Y. Gay Marriage: Why no vote?
CAPTION: AP writer Michael Gormley explains why it is taking so long to get a vote on gay marriage in New York state. A top tanking Republican said Friday that legislators don't want to let a...