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Daschle talks about foreign policy for democrats
1. Senator Daschle walks up to podium
2. Wide shot of audience, pan to Daschle speaking
3. SOUNDBITE: US Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle/D-SD
"Instead of asserting our leadership, we're abdicating it. Instead of shaping international...
Crash Course
George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the end of the Cold War and the presidency of George H.W. Bush. It was neither the best of times, nor the worst of times. On the domestic front, the first president Bush inherited the relative...
TED Talks
Noah Feldman: Politics and religion are technologies
Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people.
Healthcare Triage
AIDS Research and Cool Jobs in the Midwest/East Africa, featuring Dr. Rachel Vreeman
This week on the HCT podcast, we're talking to Dr. Rachel Vreeman, who is going to tell us about her super cool job. She works on a partnership between a hospital in Indiana and a hospital in Kenya, and researches AIDS treatment in...
Weird History
What It Is Like To Live In The White House
Ever wonder what living in the White House is like? That's easy: It's weird! Life in the White House for the first family (its only permanent residents) is like a cross between living in a fortress, a resort, and a museum - but somehow...
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - The 19th Province
The U.N. imposed sanctions and called on Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait. Instead he sent in over 300,000 soldiers. Kuwait's wealth was systematically plundered by the looting of houses to the ransacking of the Kuwait Central Bank. Some...
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - A Summer Cloud
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq's eight-year war with...
The Wall Street Journal
Lessons in Leadership Part I
What's it take to execute a long-term project through Democratic and Republican administrations - and come out the other end with a win.
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - Wrong on All Points
Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were...
Bloomberg
0: Number of Big 3 Networks Televising Obamas Speech
Nov. 20 -- On BWest Byte, Cory Johnson reports on the big three networks' unwillingness to broadcast President Obamas speech on immigration tonight. (Source: Bloomberg)
Curated Video
President Bush is planning to spell out some ways he thinks the United States can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In a Rose Garden speech Wednesday, the White House says Bush will challenge lawmakers on some climate change legislation coming up for debate in June.
HEADLINE: Bush to address global climate change
CAPTION: President Bush is planning to spell out some ways he thinks the United States can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In a Rose Garden speech Wednesday, the White House says Bush...
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Several medical research groups are calling on President-elect Obama lift limits on federally funded stem cell research as soon as he reaches the Oval Office.
HEADLINE: Obama to reverse stem cell policy?
CAPTION: Several medical research groups are calling on President-elect Obama lift limits on federally funded stem cell research as soon as he reaches the Oval Office. (Nov. 10)
Amy...
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USA: TALKS ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY
English/Nat
The new U-S administration flashed signals of change on Monday.
The new Secretary of State, Colin Powell, told a gathering of hundreds of enthusiastic employees that changes in U-S foreign policy were imminent.
SOUNDBITE:...
Curated Video
Impeachment Trial May Focus On Chief Justice's Role As 'Umpire'
Chief Justice John Roberts hailed his impartiality, saying, "Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.” Umpiring impeachment may be different.
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President Bush says the American people need to know that the government is looking out for the safety of food and other products that are shipped into the U-S.
HEADLINE: Concern grows over imported foods
CAPTION: President Bush on Wednesday established a high-level government panel to recommend steps to guarantee the safety of food and other products shipped into the United States and to...
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Earnest: Trump Campaign Conduct 'Unacceptable'
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus052047White House spokesman Josh Earnest says neither President Barack Obama, nor his predecessor, would have put up with the behavior that led to a battery charge against Donald Trump's campaign...
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Earnest: Trump Campaign Conduct 'Unacceptable'
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says neither President Barack Obama, nor his predecessor, would have put up with the behavior that led to a battery charge against Donald Trump's campaign manager.Earnest says he's confident that...
Bloomberg
George H.W. Bush's Economic Policy Link to Donald Trump
Dec.05 -- Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former Office of Policy Planning associate director for George H.W. Bush, reflects on her time in the Bush administration and examines the state of the U.S. economy. She speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene...
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USA: BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON GREETED IN HARLEM
English/Nat
Despite no longer residing in the White House, Former U-S President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, continue to draw crowds and attract media attention.
In New York on Tuesday to inspect the potential site...
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British PM on Iraqi WMD issue, MidEast, development
1. Blair walks into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) British Prime Minister Tony Blair:
"I stand absolutely 100 percent behind the evidence, based on intelligence, that we presented to people and let me make one or two things...
Curated Video
Voters give their verdict on third presidential debate
1. People watching debate on television at a bar
2. People watching debate
3. Television showing debate
4. Woman watching debate at bar
5. Two men watching debate at bar
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Keane, Vox pop:
"I think Kerry's going...
Curated Video
US Secretary of State presser prior to closing ceremony
1. Wide shot of audience
2. US Secretary of State Colin Powell walks in
3. Pan from audience to podium
4. Soldier standing nearby
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State:
"The Congo basin contains a quarter of the...
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US Secretary of State heckled at summit as he make speech
1. Powell approaching lectern
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State:
"Ladies and gentlemen, President Bush and the American people have an enduring commitment to sustainable development. The American soul has always...
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WRAP Bush meets European Union president ADDS presser
1. Wide of US President George W. Bush and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in the Oval Office
2. Cutaway of assembled media
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission President:
"Of course, the most...