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Police try to control thousands of protesters in capital
1. Wide of rally in Ojota park
2. Mid of rally
3. Wide of demonstrators listening to speakers
4. Mid of demonstrators holding placards
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Femi Falana, top lawyer and activist:
"If the government wants the strike to...
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The Senate confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general to replace Alberto Gonzales, who was forced from office in a scandal over his handling of the Justice Department.
HEADLINE: Senate vote confirms Mukasey as A.G.
CAPTION: The Senate confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general to replace Alberto Gonzales, who was forced from office in a scandal over his handling of the Justice...
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A former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges.
HEADLINE: Jefferson gets 13 years in freezer cash case
CAPTION: A former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a...
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Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American cities.
HEADLINE: Protesters across US offer support to Egyptians
CAPTION: Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in...
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COLOMBIA: NEW RULING FURTHER DAMAGES SCANDAL RIDDEN GOVERNMENT
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Prosecutors in Colombia have ruled that three senior ministers helped President Ernesto Samper cover up taking drug money.
The ruling further damaged Colombia's scandal-ridden government but fell short of harsher action which...
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KOREA: SEOUL: PRESIDENT CHUN INDICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
Korean/Nat
Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan was indicted Friday for allegedly taking two hundred and seventy five (m)million dollars in bribes from some of South Korea's biggest companies.
Chun has already been charged with...
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WRAP Intl Women's Day rallies in Dhaka, Kabul ADDS Islamabad, Manila
Dhaka, Bangladesh
1. Various of women marching in the protest rally for empowering women migrant workers
2. Banner reading in Bengali "Women migrant workers are respected citizens of the country"
3. SOUNDBITE: (Bengali) Professor...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL LATEST (3)
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House prosecutors wrapped up private questioning of witnesses Wednesday with a short deposition of White House aide Sidney Blumenthal.
Prosecutors are now focusing on a final push to bring live witnesses before the Senate...
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Calm returns, but discontent still simmers over perceived corruption
Rio de Janeiro
1. Wide top shot of protesters marching along Rio de Janeiro beach front
2. Various top shots of protesters holding banners and flags
3. Various ground shots of protesters marching
4. Mid of people waving white flag from...
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USA: VOTE AGAINST DISMISSING CLINTON IMPEACHMENT CASE
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U-S Senators have voted against dismissing the impeachment case against President Clinton.
And they voted for allowing House prosecutors to question three witnesses, including Monica Lewinsky.
Republican and Democratic...
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USA: WASHINGTON: CONGRESS FEARS OUTCOME OF CLINTON SCANDAL
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For the first time in Kenneth Starr's investigation of an alleged White House affair, President Clinton has taken up the gauntlet to tell his side of the story.
Even so - new physical evidence handed over by Monica Lewinsky...
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ARGENTINA: PERUVIAN OPPOSITION LEADER TOLEDO VISIT
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Former Peruvian presidential candidate and Opposition leader, Alejandro Toledo, has warned that without President Alberto Fujimori's resignation, Peru would not be guaranteed clean elections on April 8th.
On a 24 hour...
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COLOMBIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY MILITARY PARADE
Spanish/Nat
Colombia has been celebrating its Independence Day. After attending military parade, Colombia's president Ernesto Samper headed to Congress to open its new session.
Samper accused the United States of meddling in the...
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Supporters of former president pray for him ahead of appeal verdict at War Crimes Court
Supporters and relatives of former Liberian president Charles Taylor attended a church service in Monrovia on Sunday, to pray for him ahead of the verdict in his appeal against his war crimes conviction and 50-year prison sentence.
They...
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SOUTH KOREA: POLITICAL CORRUPTION DUBBED 'THE KOREA DISEASE'
English/Korean
South Korean president Kim Young-sam says last year's arrests of two of his predecessors were inevitable.
He says Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo-hwan had to be arrested to cure widespread political irregularities and...
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Minister confirms Musharraf signs amnesty for Bhutto
1. Wide of law minister Zahid Hamid (left on screen), Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Secretary-General Mushahid Hussein (centre) and Pakistan's Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani (right on screen) entering news conference
2....
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SWITZERLAND: IOC PRESS CONFERENCE
Eng/French/Nat
An Olympic corruption scandal is marring the 500-day countdown to the start of the 2000 Summer Games.
One of the key players in bringing the games to Sydney - former Olympic athlete Phil Coles - has been placed under...
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Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra meets foreign press
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told foreign press on Friday that she has to continue working as the caretaker leader of the government to keep the country intact.
The news conference was held in the outskirts of Bangkok, where...
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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that spanned his two terms as mayor, including the chaotic years after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. (July 9)
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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that spanned his two terms as mayor, including the chaotic...
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EL SALVADOR: NEW LAWS INTRODUCED TO CURB GROWING CRIME WAVE
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The government in El Salvador has introduced tough new laws to curb the growing crime wave.
After an emergency debate the controversial new measures - which include stiffer sentences for criminals including minors - were...
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With years behind bars at stake, disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves his home on Wednesday as he prepares for a final shot at trying to persuade a federal judge to show him mercy.
HEADLINE Raw Video: Blagojevich leaves for sentencing
CAPTION: With years behind bars at stake, disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves his home on Wednesday as he prepares for a final shot at trying to persuade a federal...
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Chief justice facing calls for resignation over claims of misuse of power
1. Two police officers walking with police dogs
2. Police officers in a line
3. Journalists being blocked by police as lawyers argue to be let in to the Supreme Court
4. Judges, lawyers and religious leaders waiting for Chief Justice
5....
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PHILIPPINES: SENATE PUSHES IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
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The Philippine Senate pushed forward with the impeachment proceedings against President Joseph Estrada on Tuesday, wading through motions to quash evidence and testimony.
The Senate began trying President Joseph Estrada on...
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USA: WASHINGTON: WHITEWATER SCANDAL UPDATE
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White House officials have been working day and night to try to distance President Clinton from the conviction of three former associates over the Whitewater scandal.
But Whitewater is now firmly on the U-S election agenda -...