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Former leader set for victory in elections overshadowed by scandal
1. Zoom in to mid of Robert Fico, Chairman of Slovakia's SMER (Social Democracy) Party, taking stage
2. Close of crowd
3. Wide of Fico on stage
4. SOUNDBITE (Slovakian) Robert Fico, Chairman of Slovakia's SMER (Social Democracy)...
Associated Press
Nunes decries impeachment as smear campaign
The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is “a carefully orchestrated media smear campaign.”
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China - President orders crackdown on corruption
President Jiang Zemin's order for the military to relinquish its business operations, as part of a crackdown on corruption, threatens to bring the axe down on a multi-billion dollar empire. But western analysts are skeptical this will be...
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Pakistan - Dismissed Bhutto addresses presser
The deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday (6/11) demanded that President Farooq Ahmed Leghari step down, two days after he dismissed her and dissolved her government. Leghari dismissed Bhutto's three year old...
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Latest on crisis as talks start in Costa Rica
July 18, 2009
1. Pro-Zelaya supporters blocking road with rocks
2. Various of wife of Zelaya, Xiomara Castro in crowd of supporters
3. Mid shot of supporters waving Honduran flag (blue and white)
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Xiomara Castro,...
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SOUTH KOREA: SON OF PRESIDENT ARRESTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES
Korean/Nat
A son of South Korean President Kim Young-sam was arrested on bribery and tax evasion charges Saturday in a scandal that has marred his father's final year in office.
Kim Hyun-chul, 37, the president's second son, was...
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Israeli president asks to be temporarily removed from office
1. Exterior of Knesset
2. Wide of Israeli flags
3. Set up of lawmaker Zehava Galon of Meretz-Yahad party
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zehava Galon, Israeli lawmaker from left-wing Meretz-Yahad Party:
"We are going now to have 20 signatures of...
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Congressman William Jefferson has pleaded not guilty to charges contained in a 16-count criminal indictment stemming from a nearly two-year federal corruption investigation.
HEADLINE: Jefferson says he is 'absolutely innocent'
CAPTION: Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson declared his innocence Friday after appearing at Federal court in Alexandria to face 16 criminal counts including bribery, money...
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GOP witness rejects Trump conspiracy theories
Former Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker says he felt a discussion of investigations was "inappropriate" in a July meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. officials at the White House.
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Muckrakers... or Investigative Journalists?
An essential part of any functioning democracy - the press helps to make governments accountable for their actions; but when the first investigative reporters started working in the United States, not everyone saw them as a good thing.
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Nunes decries impeachment as smear campaign
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Protests at UN for Zimbabwe's President Mugabe
While Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe spoke Wednesday against Western international sanctions, pro-Mugabe and anti-Mugabe protesters railed outside the United Nations.The 92-year-old leader told the UN General Assembly that while his...
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Ousted ambassador: Removal aided shady interests
Former U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch opened the second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday declaring that her abrupt removal by President Donald Trump's administration played into the hands of "shady interests the world...
Weird History
11 Ways Corruption Led To French Revolution
Though historians have been right to point to a variety of French Revolution causes - ranging from economic and social issues to questions of political representation - it is also true that French royal excess played no small role in...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: MONICA LEWINSKY
English/Nat
Monica Lewinsky flew back to Washington on Saturday for her deposition in President Clinton's impeachment trial.
Lewinsky is due to be questioned on Monday.
House officials say Republican prosecutors expect her to support...
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Former PM Sheikh Hasina released on bail
1. Wide of supporters lining street with posters of Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
2. Mid of posters
3. Close-up of poster
4. Various of Hasina's vehicle driving down road leading to her residence, surrounded by...
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Crowds cheer anti-corruption crusader as he leaves jail
1. Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare walking out from prison, surrounded by police escorts, crowds cheering him on
2. Crowd of supporters cheering and waving
3. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Anna Hazare, anti-corruption crusader
"Where Anna...
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Samsung president freed after arrest bid
A South Korean court approved on Friday the arrest of a billionaire heir to Samsung accused of bribery and other charges in connection to a massive corruption scandal.The Seoul Central District Court's decision to issue a warrant to...
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Diplomat text messages released amid Trump inquiry
Top US diplomats encouraged Ukraine's newly elected president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden's family in return for a high-profile visit with President Donald Trump.
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INDONESIA: PROTESTERS DEMAND RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT HABIBIE (3)
Indonesian/Nat
Security forces used tear gas and batons to stop hundreds of protesters outside the Indonesian Parliament - as demonstrations demanding the resignation of President B-J Habibie continued.
The protest started on Monday and...
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SOUTH KOREA: PRESIDENT'S SON ALLEGED AT CENTRE OF BRIBERY SCANDAL
Natural Sound
Prosecutors in South Korea have requested a court warrant to arrest the son of President Kim Young-sam on bribery charges.
Kim Hyun-chul, the President's second son, is alleged to have been at the centre of Korea's...
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WRAP Bush leaves Uruguay for Colombia
1. Wide of plane on tarmac
2. Mid of US President George W. Bush saying farewell
3. Mid of US President George W. Bush and and First Lady Laura Bush saying farewell at base of plane stairs
4. Close up of US President George W. Bush and...
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US Sec of State meets president, expected to talk energy dependence and corruption
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Bulgarian President in Sofia on Thursday and urged the country to wean itself from its near-total dependence on Russia for energy.
Bulgaria relies on Russia for 85 percent of its gas and 100 percent...
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Scuffles between demonstrators and riot police as protesters call for government to step down
Turkish riot police blasted opposition protesters with water cannon, tear gas and plastic bullets in Istanbul on Friday in scenes reminiscent of the summer's mass anti-government demonstrations.
Similar protests were held in the city of...