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Senate approves Patriot Act renewal, sends to House of Representatives
1. Wide interior shot US Senate
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator Norm Coleman reading results:
"Are there any Senators who have not voted or wish to change their vote? If not the yeas are 89 and the nays are 10. The conference report is...
Bloomberg
Tech to Obama: Reform for High-Skilled Immigration
Dec. 2 -- Gary Shapiro, chief executive officer of Consumer Electronics Association, discusses the call for U.S. immigration reform by the technology industry, the need for high-skilled workers and his optimism for getting reform passed...
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President Barack Obama says he expects a congressional vote on his jobs bill in October, and will press Hill leaders for it.
HEADLINE: Obama expects vote on jobs bill soon
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says he expects a congressional vote on his jobs bill in October, and will press Hill leaders for it. (Oct. 3)
OBAMA SOT: I am pulling my Cabinet together to...
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HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP: UN HAS FAILED ARAB SPRING PROTESTERS
Amnesty International has attacked the United Nations Security Council as "unfit for purpose" in a report issued late on Wednesday (2301 GMT).
The human rights organisation accused the UN of letting down the Arab Spring by allowing...
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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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Obama pushes immigration reform in APAICS speech
President Barack Obama is urging Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to press Congress to update US immigration policy and fight bigotry.Obama says America's tradition is to welcome newcomers because it's a nation that was born of...
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Calif. Governor OKs Increased Family Leave Pay
California's Democratic governor is increasing the amount of pay employers must give workers who take time off to care for their family.Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB908 Monday to update the state's paid family leave law, saying he wants to...
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Black Caucus Members Call for Gun Legislation
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST: AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 8 July 20161. Congressional Black Caucus members at podium2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. G.K. Butterfield, (D) Chair, Congressional Black Caucus: "We...
Sky News
Plans to treat 16-year-olds who are accused of the most serious crimes in India as ADULTS are expected to become law soon.
Plans to treat 16-year-olds who are accused of the most serious crimes in India as ADULTS are expected to become law soon.
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Black Caucus Members Call for Gun Legislation
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST: AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 8 July 20161. Zoom of Congressional Black Caucus members walking onstage to take podium, UPSOUND2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. G.K. Butterfield, (D)...
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CLEAN : Venezuela gov't aiming to limit Parliament's power: speaker
The speaker of the National Assembly in Venezuela accuses the government of violating the constitution by limiting the legislative branch's powers
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CA Extends Most Ambitious Climate Change Law
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYLos Angeles - 8 September 2016 1. Close up shot of California Gov. Jerry Brown signing legislation SB 322. Gov. Jerry Brown holding up SB 32 surrounded by...
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VOICED : Expresidenta Kirchner sera candidata a senadora si es necesario
Centenares de militantes festejaron la decisión de la expresidenta argentina Cristina Kirchner de ser candidata a senadora en las legislativas de octubre si eso garantiza el triunfo de su fuerza polÃtica el peronismo
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Schumer: Proposed Health Legislation 'A Cancer'
A new analysis by Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeepers undermines claims by House Republicans that their health legislation protects people with pre-existing conditions.Instead, the Congressional Budget Office "score" of the bill...
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Senate Divided As It Takes on Health Care
Senators on both sides of the aisle remain deeply divided as they take up health care, just five days after the House narrowly approved a GOP bill.Republican senators must resolve differences over the House bill's Medicaid cuts, federal...
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Monitors: Unstamped ballots undermine fraud safeguards
An international observer mission in Ankara said on Monday that the Turkish constitutional referendum fell short of international standards.Tana de Zuleta of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said that a...
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Thousands form chain around university
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Budapest on Tuesday, forming a human chain around Central European University's main building to protest legal changes that are seen as targeting the university founded by billionaire...
Bloomberg
Aetna CEO on Obamacare, Health Care Under Trump
Jan.31 -- Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini discusses President Trump’s call for lower health care costs, the repeal of Obamacare, a potential deal for Humana and company earnings. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
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EU's Dombrovskis on Financial Regulation, Brexit
Feb.10 -- Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president for the euro and social dialogue at the European Commission, discusses the need for cooperation on international regulation, risks associated with removing the U.K.'s passporting rights as...
Bloomberg
Martin Feldstein Says the Big Issue Is Tax Reform
May.03 -- Martin Feldstein, professor of economics at Harvard University, discusses his the importance of health care and tax reform. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Democrats Blast House-Passed Health Bill
As House Republicans celebrated the passage of their health care bill with President Donald Trump, Democrats said the GOP measure would toss millions off coverage while giving tax cuts to the wealthy. The GOP won passage only after...
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Moves to reduce traffic chaos in Nigeria's largest city
AP Television
Lagos, Nigeria - 5 September, 2012
1. Mid cars in traffic with street sellers
2. Close passenger hanging out of the doorway of a commercial bus
3. Traffic official directing traffic
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Lagos, Nigeria - 12...
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It's time for Congress to end restrictions that for more than half a century have prevented most Americans from visiting Cuba, a bipartisan group of senators said Tuesday. Meanwhile in Miami's Little Havana, residents expressed mixed emotions to the new legislation.
HEADLINE: Cuban Americans mixed on opening travel to Cuba
CAPTION: It's time for Congress to end restrictions that have prevented most Americans from visiting Cuba, a bipartisan group of senators said Tuesday. In Miami's Little Havana,...
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Puerto Rico Debt Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
June 13 -- The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Puerto Rico law that would have let its public utilities restructure their debt over the objection of creditors, leaving it to Congress to help the island resolve its fiscal crisis....