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Opposition leader votes in Lithuanian election
The leader of Lithuania's opposition Homeland Union-Christian Democrats party called for change as he voted in the first round of the country's parliamentary election on Sunday. Pre-election polls showed the governing Social Democrats in...
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USA: IOC VICE PRESIDENT APOLOGISES FOR CORRUPTION - UPDATE
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The International Olympic Committee vice president apologised for the worst corruption scandal in the games' history on Thursday.
Dick Pound, a Canadian member of the I-O-C and the body's top investigator, said the affair had...
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USA: BILL CLINTON BACKS EFFORTS TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS
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U-S President Bill Clinton is backing efforts for an amendment to the American Constitution to protect the rights of crime victims.
It's the first time the Clinton has called for a change in the Constitution.
Victims of...
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French company Alstom to pay US$772M to resolve allegations it bribed govt officials
A French power and transportation company has agreed to pay 772 million US dollars in penalties to resolve allegations that it bribed government officials in multiple foreign countries.
US Justice Department officials on Monday announced...
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The mayor and ex-city manager of the Los Angeles suburb of Bell were among eight current and former city officials arrested Tuesday in a corruption scandal that authorities said cost the city more than $5 million in excessive salaries and illegal personal loans.
HEADLINE: L.A. suburb officials arrested on corruption charges
CAPTION: The mayor and ex-city manager of the Los Angeles suburb of Bell were among eight current and former city officials arrested Tuesday in a corruption scandal that...
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TV personality talks friendship with Gwyneth Paltrow and his obsession with the series 'Scandal'
It seems all that time as "Ross the Intern" has paid off.
The former regular on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Ross Mathews, is back this month with a second season of his own talk show, "Hello Ross!"
He made a splash with the first...
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House Judiciary Committee meets today to vote on issuing contempt subpoenas to former OMB Dir. Joshua Bolton and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. The AP's Mark Smith reports.
HEADLINE: White House cited for 'Contempt'
CAPTION: A House panel has voted to hold one current and one former top White House official in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in the fired prosecutors probe. (July 25)
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A House ethics panel has found Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York guilty on 11 counts of breaking House rules.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Ethics panel convicts Rangel
CAPTION: A House ethics panel has found Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York guilty on 11 counts of breaking House rules. (Nov. 16)
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FM, National Security spox on Fonseka arrest; opposition leader
1. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama, taking podium at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rohitha Bogollagama, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister:
"General Fonseka is arrested under the Army Act. There is provision within...
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USA/COLOMBIA: US CUTTING OFF FINANCIAL AID TO COLOMBIA
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The United States is cutting off most financial aid to Colombia.
The government says President Clinton has concluded that Colombia has failed to cooperate fully with the war on drugs.
Some officials warned that an aid...
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USA: LAWMAKERS TRY TO DEFINE IMPEACHMENT
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In a prelude to impeachment hearings, lawmakers in Washington sought the advice of historians and legal experts on what constitutes an impeachable offence.
At issue is whether Clinton's efforts to conceal his affair with...
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President Barack Obama reacts to a grand jury's decision not to indict an NYPD officer in the chokehold-related death of Eric Garner. He said it's important to strengthen trust and accountability between law enforcement and minority communities. (Dec. 3)
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President Barack Obama says he remains committed to working toward a strengthening of the trust and the accountability between law enforcement and minority communities, which he called "an...
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USA: CLINTON MEETS LAWMAKERS TO PLAN ATTACK ON RISING HATE CRIME
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An alarming rise in so-called "Hate Crimes" has compelled U-S President Bill Clinton to meet law enforcement officials and others on Monday to consider how to tackle the problem.
The President announced a series of...
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Prosecutors appeal Zuma corruption charges
South Africa's state prosecutors said on Monday they will appeal a court ruling that could have opened the way to corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.The decision on Monday by Shaun Abrahams, head of The National Prosecuting...
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Court: Zuma charges should be reviewed
A South African court has ruled that a decision to drop 738 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma should be reviewed, adding to the leader's legal troubles.Judge Aubrey Ledwaba's ruling on Friday allows prosecutors to re-open...
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The House ethics committee on Thursday prepared four dozen subpoenas for documents and testimony in a congressional page sex scandal, and announced an investigation into the matter.
HEADLINE: Committee Prepares Subpoenas in Foley Scandal
CAPTION: The House ethics committee on Thursday prepared four dozen subpoenas for documents and testimony in a congressional page sex scandal, and announced an investigation into...
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House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections
HEADLINE: Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
CAPTION: House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL (2)
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The U-S President's lawyers are attacking the perjury charge against Bill Clinton in the second day of defence arguments on Wednesday in the impeachment trial.
White House Special Counsel Greg Craig opened up the...
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Brown speech on Afghanistan, al-Qaida, climate
1. Top shot of Guildhall speech in London
2. Audience
3. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown standing up to give speech
4. Audience listening to Brown
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister:
"So that is why is ay the...
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USA: THREE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST CLINTON APPROVED
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The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved three articles of impeachment against U-S president Bill Clinton.
A fourth article will be considered on Saturday.
Voting divided along party lines, with Republicans for...
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Romanian govt flounders in corruption scandal
The leader of Romania's ruling centre-left coalition said on Monday the government will not resign following the biggest demonstrations since the end of communism.There were signs, however, that the government may not push ahead...
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Saakashvili: Ukraine is fed up with old corrupt political class
Former governor of Ukraine's Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili on Monday said that Ukrainians are "fed up with the old, corrupt political class" and want new ideas.
Speaking in Lviv after crossing into Ukraine from Poland...
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Ethics Attorney Blasts Trump Cabinet Travel
Former White House chief ethics attorney Richard Painter blasted the Trump administration on spending taxpayers' money by asking, "are these officials there to protect the American people, to protect the taxpayer, or are they there to...
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Rep. Meadows: 'Twice baked potatoes' for Dems team
Congressman Mark Meadows, Republican from North Carolina says that today's impeachment proceedings have been "twice baked potatoes for Adam Schiff and his team."