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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been indicted on a number of federal corruption charges. His brother and two aides were also indicted late Thursday.
HEADLINE: Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich indicted
CAPTION: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been indicted on a number of federal corruption charges. His brother and two aides were also indicted late Thursday. (April...
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Gilani charged with contempt over graft case; comments by court lawyer, Punjab governor
1. Lawyers standing in front of Pakistan Supreme Court building in Islamabad
2. Various of lawyers and police officials coming out of court building after hearing
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Zafarullah Khan, Senior lawyer of Supreme...
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Preview to inauguration of president after election crisis
Kabul, Afghanistan - 18 November 2009
1. Various of Afghan military band rehearsing Afghan national anthem ahead of inauguration
Kabul, Afghanistan - 17 November 2009
2. Set up shot of Dr Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan presidential...
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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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SOUTH KOREA: FINANCIAL ANALYSTS HOPING FOR BRIGHTER 1966
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It's been a year of bad surprises for South Korea's booming business sector.
From the collapse of a ritzy department store, which showed the shortcuts that have been taken in rapid industrial growth, to corruption scandals...
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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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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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GERMANY: KOHL RELEASES POLITICAL MEMOIRS
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Disgraced former Chancellor Helmut Kohl has hit the warpath, releasing his political memoirs in which he accuses political and media foes of trying to "criminalise" him for a party financing scandal.
"My Diary, 1998-2000" is...
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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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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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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...