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4:3 Pakistani court indicts former president Musharraf in treason case
A special Pakistani court on Monday indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on five counts of high treason, a charge that potentially carries the death penalty and comes as a sharp blow to the country's powerful...
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WRAP Former oil tycoon found guilty again, protesters ADDS arrests
1. Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner, Platon Lebedev, being helped out of van and led inside Khomovniki courthouse, fence in foreground, AUDIO: supporters cheering
2. Mikhail Khodorkovsky being led into courthouse...
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Elderly activist becomes focus for anger over corruption
1. Anna Hazare, activist on hunger strike, lying down on stage
2. Pan of crowd at the venue
3. Hazare greeting people with folded hands
4. Various of young school children carrying flowers and greeting Anna Hazare
5 .Tilt down from bunch...
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SOUTH AFRICA: 10 FORMER POLICEMEN ASK FOR AMNESTY FOR BIKO'S MURDER
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Ten former South African policemen have applied for amnesty for the killing of Steve Biko and other anti-apartheid activists in the 1970s.
The announcement brings to an end years of anguish by relatives who did not know ...
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An uncharacteristically subdued Rod Blagojevich faces his first big challenge at the retrial of the ousted Illinois governor on corruption charges: Finding jurors who haven't already heard about his case and decided he's guilty.
HEADLINE (48 characters): Blagojevich returns to court for jury selection
CAPTION: (255 characters): An uncharacteristically subdued Rod Blagojevich faces his first big challenge at the retrial of the ousted Illinois governor on...
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USA: HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE IMPEACHES CLINTON
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The House of Representatives has impeached President Clinton for obstructing justice and lying under oath about his sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky.
It is only the second presidential impeachment in American history.
The...
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Corruption and nationalism still taint Bosnian politics as voters prepare for local elections
Sarajevo - 5 October 2012
1. Various of activists from Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) handing out leaflets, talking to people in street
2. Mid of activist from liberal Our Party (Nasa Stranka) handing out leaflets
3. Two women...
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz spoke at the opening session of the The Conservative Political Action Committee's annual meeting in Washington. He called Washington "corrupt" and President Barack Obama "lawless." (March 6)
The nation's leading Republicans are courting conservative activists gathered in suburban Washington this week, highlighting the tug of war for the GOP's soul.
Thursday marks the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action...
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Opposition party to seek impeachment proceedings against Israeli president, reax
Jerusalem
1. Set-up of Moshe Negbi, Israeli journalist and analyst on legal affairs
2. SOUNDBITE (English): Moshe Negbi, Israeli journalist and analyst on judicial affairs:
"I personally think that it would be advisable for the President...
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A day after bribery conviction, jury rules ex-congressman Jefferson must forfeit $470,000.
HEADLINE: Jury rules ex-congressman must forfeit $470,000
CAPTION: One day after former La. Congressman William Jefferson was convicted on numerous counts of corruption, a federal jury has ruled he must forfeit roughly $470,000 in...
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Interim IPL chair appointed while Modi investigation continues
Mumbai - 26 April 2010 (early morning)
1. Long shot of suspended Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi surrounded by media as he comes out of stadium after the IPL finals
Mumbai - 26 April 2010
2. Person reading newspaper, Modi...
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PHILIPPINES: JOSEPH ESTRADA PROFILE
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President Joseph Estrada resigned amid a corruption scandal on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters marched on his residence in Manila.
The country's vice president - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - immediately took the oath...
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After former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison for corruption, he apologized for his mistakes but says he didn't violate his oath of office and will continue to fight to prove his innocence. (Jan. 6)
After former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison for corruption, he apologized for his mistakes but says he didn't violate his oath of office and will continue to fight to prove his innocence.
McDonnell made...
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Voters prepare to go to polls in election called over bailout fund
1. Zoom out from mid of church steeple to wide of street
2. Wide of people at tram stop and tram arriving
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Kubna, vox pop:
"I think that all this is the signs of a quite new democracy, a young one, which...
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Residents in Illinois are reacting to the arrest of their governor on corruption charges. Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned to work Wednesday after being released on bond.
HEADLINE: Illinois residents react to charges against governor
CAPTION: Residents in Illinois are reacting to the arrest of their governor on corruption charges. Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned to work Wednesday after being released on...
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USA: CLINTON IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS UPDATE
Washington D-C, USA, October 8 1998
1. Wide shot of Gingrich and vote
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rep. Newt Gingrich, Republican, Speaker of the House
3. Wide shot of Clinton at table
4. Close up of Clinton at table
5. SOUNDBITE:...
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With closing arguments underway, prosecutors and defense lawyers put their final spin on evidence in former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's federal corruption trial. (Feb. 10)
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Federal prosecutors on Monday summed up their case for convicting former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin of corruption during his two terms as mayor - a period that included the devastation of...
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President Bush visits Walter Reed Army Hospital for the first time since a scandal over conditions forced several top Army officials to resign.
HEADLINE: Bush apologizes for Walter Reed treatment
CAPTION: President Bush has visited Walter Reed Army Hospital -- and apologized for the shoddy treatment that wounded troops from Iraq received there. (March 30)
[Notes:ANCHOR...
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Court initiates contempt proceedings against PM
1. Various of lawyers entering Supreme Court of Pakistan building
2. Federal Law Minister Maula Bakhsh Chandio surrounded by lawyers walking out of court after hearing
3. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Maula Bakhsh Chandio, Federal Law Minister:
"This...
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Departures as prosecutor urges severe sentence for disgraced politician
A prosecutor urged a Chinese court on Monday to punish disgraced politician Bo Xilai with a severe sentence because of his lack of remorse over alleged corruption and abuse of power.
The trial, which ended on Monday after closing...
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Brazilians watch impeachment vote
Supporters and opponents of Dilma Rousseff gathered in different cities in Brazil on Sunday to watch on giant screens as legislators in Brazil's lower Chamber of Deputies voted on a measure to impeach the president.Wearing red t-shirts...
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Reax as ruling military junta bars Suu Kyi from elections
Yangon, Myanmar - 10 March 2010
1. National League for Democracy (NLD) Deputy Chairman, Tin Oo arriving at NLD Headquarters
2. Interior of NLD Headquarters with worker sitting at table, pictures of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
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Opposition SNC dismisses Russian proposal on Syrian chemical weapons
The Syrian National Coalition dismissed the Syrian government's compliance with a plan to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile, as a manoeuvre to escape punishment for crimes against humanity.
The Istanbul-based coalition had been...
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Anti-government labour union protest, clashes with police
1. Wide shot, labour union rally against current South Korean government
2. Pan of pushing between police and demonstrators
3. Rear shot of riot police
4. Scuffles between riot police and
protesters
5. Various, riot police and...