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Pres Morales calls for a referendum on his presidency
1. Various exteriors of Government Palace
2. Bolivian President Evo Morales walking into news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Evo Morales, President of Bolivia:
"I want to propose to the conservative and non-conservative governors,...
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Cuban-Americans had strong reactions to the release of Alan Gross and a big change in U.S. policy toward Cuba. (Dec. 17)
Some Cuban exiles in Miami are outraged, but others are elated that President Barack Obama secretly arranged prisoner exchanges with Cuban leader Raul Castro as part of an effort to normalize relations.
Miami's Little Havana neighborhood...
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Drug cartel
Zitacuaro
1. Various of march in support of mayor Juan Antonio Ixtlahuac, who was among the mayors detained in federal sweep
2. Various of march, protesters chanting and holding white balloons
3. Exterior of local attorney general's...
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COLOMBIA: MAPIRIPAN: PARAMILITARY GUNMEN KILL AN ESTIMATED 30 PEOPLE
Spanish/Nat
Paramilitary gunmen killed an estimated 30 people in the remote village of Mapiripan, southeast Colombia, on Sunday.
Many victims were tortured and two were beheaded in what has been interpreted as a warning from a right...
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Latam leaders presser after summit
1. Wide of press conference at Puerto Iguazu Casino Grand Hotel
2. Medium of (from left) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Bolivian President Evo Morales, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da...
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ARGENTINA: LA PLATA: STUDENT AND POLICE CLASHES UPDATE
Spanish/Nat
Angry students have been taking to the streets of many Argentinean cities as feelings of dissatisfaction with the current government grow.
They are being supported by a newly emerged political group called Quebracho, which...
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FARC announces unilateral ceasefire ahead of peace talks with government
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USA: MIAMI: REACTION TO CLINTON'S DECISION ON HELMS - BURTON LAW
Spanish/Nat
President Clinton opened the way Tuesday for legal action against foreign firms doing business in Cuba but imposed a six-month moratorium on lawsuits.
The legislation has triggered an angry response from American allies who...
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PARAGUAY: ACCUSATIONS OF FRAUD BRINGS NEW TENSIONS IN ELECTIONS
Spanish/Nat
Accusations of fraud have brought new tensions to the electoral process in Paraguay.
Exit polls showed, on Sunday, a clear victory for Raul Cubas of the ruling Colorado Party.
But opposition leader Domingo Laino, claiming...
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WRAP AP cover of President Chavez news conference
1. Wide of National Electoral Council news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Tibisay Lucena, President of the National Electoral Council:
"It has been determined and approved that the results are not reversible, this result will...
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Pro-Fujimori congresswoman runs for presidency
AP Television
9 January 2006
1. Pan exterior of National Electoral Board
2. Zoom out of legal representative of Cambio 90-Nueva Mayoria political party
3. Mid of National Electoral Board representative
4. Mid of police line
5. SOUNDBITE...
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MEXICO: 4 LEFTIST REBEL LEADERS MEET WITH JOURNALISTS
Spanish/Nat
Four leaders of the leftist rebel group that terrorised parts of Mexico last summer met with a small group of journalists early Thursday in a secret place outside Mexico City.
The leaders of the Popular Revolutionary Army...
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Presser by dissidents on proposal to end hunger strike
1. Wide of Cuban dissident Francisco Chaviano''s home
2. Mid of news conference inside home
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Francisco Chaviano, Cuban Dissident:
"This government has always said that they are the government of the people. Then...
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CHILE: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS RESULT IN A TIE
Spanish/Nat
A socialist candidate and a right-wing rival who battled to a virtual tie in Chilean presidential elections prepared to resume their campaigns on Monday.
The runoff will be held mid-January after Ricardo Lagos and Joaquin...
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Ongoing peace talks between Colombian government and FARC
Havana, Cuba
1. Mid of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) negotiator Ivan Marquez (third from left) and FARC delegation arriving for talks with the Colombian government
2. Wide of media gathered as FARC delegation arrives
3....
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COLOMBIA: FARC SINGER CONRADO
Spanish/Nat
Colombia's largest rebel group may not be known for its musical qualities but one man is trying to change that.
Julian Conrado is a FARC commander but he also has another vocation.
He sings and has recorded over 7 CD's.
The...
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Continuing teachers' protest
1. Various street scenes in Oaxaca
2. Wide of main Oaxaca square
3. Protest banners
4. Wide of student protesters, zoom in to protester
5. Protesters on stage
6. Close up of sign reading: (Spanish) "Ulises, murderer"(referring to...
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HONDURAS: HURRICANE MITCH AFTERMATH LATEST (2)
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Hondurans are still burying their dead and counting the cost of Hurricane Mitch
The bedraggled survivors are forced to wait in line for water and fuel as officials struggle to feed and shelter a population crippled by...
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GUATEMALA: PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING FATE OF REBEL LEADER QUITS
Spanish/Nat
The special prosecutor trying to discover the fate of a rebel leader has resigned from the investigation in Guatemala.
Julio Eduardo Arango Escobar denied that a series of death threats had prompted his decision to quit.
He...
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MEXICO: REBEL GROUP VOW TO CONTINUE WAR AGAINST SECURITY FORCES
Spanish/Nat
Leaders of Mexico's violent new rebel group have vowed to press on with their war against the country's security apparatus.
The Popular Revolutionary Army (E-P-R) made its threat at a clandestine guerrilla news conference...
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Analysis of economic problems facing new president
1. Street scene Bogota
2. Beggar on street of Bogota
3. Wide shot restaurant Zona Rosa
4. Restaurant Zona Rosa
5. SOUNDBITE: in Spanish, Miguel Ramirez, Engineer:
"This country needs a strong hand, but in addiition to a strong hand, we...
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Latin Americans living in Lebanon arrive in Buenos Aires
1. Family fleeing fighting in Lebanon arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Noemi Aoun, Argentine living in Beirut:
"I am very happy and excited to be back, but also very said because I left a lot people behind. I...
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Pro and anti Hugo Chavez marches in Caracas.
1. Various of anti-Chavez protest in Caracas
2. Various of protests
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Diosolado Cabello, Vice President of Venezuela:
"This vindicates the participation of the people. On January 23 of 1958 only small groups of...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS UPDATE
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguans turned out in record numbers Sunday to pick a new president and about two-thousand other public officials.
The big race is for the presidency with two main front-runners: former Sandinista president Daniel Ortega...