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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to criticism Thursday that her desire to be able to fly non-stop to her home in California in an Air Force transport plane is an extravagance.
HEADLINE: Pelosi responds to plane 'misrepresentation'
CAPTION: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to criticism Thursday that her desire to be able to fly non-stop to her home in California in an Air Force transport plane is an...
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PAKISTAN: NEW PRESIDENT NAWAZ SHARIF IS SWORN IN
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Pakistan's new prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sworn in, Monday.
President Farooq Leghari, who sacked former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's government in November, conducted the ceremony.
Sharif was earlier elected...
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The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas deal between President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff."
HEADLINE: Carney: GOP 'cliff' plan 'exercise in futility'
CAPTION: The House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas deal between President...
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USA: CLINTON/LEWINSKY STARR REPORT RELEASED UPDATE
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In the first act of a potential impeachment drama, the U-S House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to make public Kenneth Starr's report on President Clinton.
Just hours after the vote, the report was made available to...
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SYND 28-1-74 SCOTTISH MINERS RALLY IN EDINBURGH PROTEST
A protest march by miners in Edinburgh against government pay policy. They were addressed by their union leaders.
1. various ws pipe band leading marchers, Lawrence Daly and Mick McGahey directly behind them
2. ms speakers crowd chanting...
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TURKEY: OSCE SUMMIT LATEST
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A combative Boris Yeltsin on Thursday took on Western leaders over Moscow's offensive in the breakaway republic of Chechnya.
At the opening session of a two-day meeting of leaders in Istanbul, the Russian President said...
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USA: WASHINGTON: WHITEWATER HEARINGS LATEST
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The Senate Whitewater Committee has refused to consider calling First Lady Hillary Clinton.
The hearings proceedings were distracted by remarks made by the House Speaker, Newt Gingrich, that White House attorney Foster's...
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House of Repr rejects 9-month troop withdrawal, Bush gives speech
1. House floor
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker:
"This is a bill he (Bush) should like, it has his benchmarks, it asks for a progress report, he must have some confidence in what he is doing, and then leave it up to...
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President Bush meets democrat leaders ADDS s'bite on Iraq
1. Wide shot of Bush and Pelosi in Oval Office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush:
"First I want to congratulate Congresswoman Pelosi for becoming Speaker of the House and the first woman Speaker of the House. This is...
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JAPAN: TOKYO: US HOUSE SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH VISIT
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He won't have much time to do it, but U-S House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday he is hoping to learn the secrets of Japan's economic success during a brief visit on his tour through Asia.
Gingrich is accompanied by a...
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Newt Gingrich, who in the 1990s led the Republican Party to its first majority in the House of Representatives in 40 years, announced Monday that he is running for president in 2012.
HEADLINE: Gingrich to announce presidential bid
CAPTION: Newt Gingrich, who in the 1990s led the Republican Party to its first majority in the House of Representatives in 40 years, announced Monday that he is running for president in...
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Polls open in the German parliamentary elections
Voters in Germany began casting their two ballots in Sunday's parliamentary election, one for a directly elected representative and the other for a party.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is fighting for a third term, despite overwhelming...
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An Iraqi militant group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq announced in a video tape that it has established an Islamic Iraqi state.
HEADLINE: Amid Violence, New Militant Video Surfaces
CAPTION: An Iraqi militant group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq announced in a video tape that it has established an Islamic Iraqi state. (Oct. 15)
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As...
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Mr. Hunt Goes to North Carolina
Oct. 20 -- When Back from his boondoggle to the Tarheel State, Al Hunt debriefs on what Kay Hagan needs to win, why Obama is unwanted there, and the pizza delivery guy running for Senate. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Widodo Opponent to Lead Indonesia's Upper House
Oct. 8 -- Bloomberg's Alia Karenina reports on Indonesia's President-elect Joko Widodo facing a tough road ahead with a majority of parliament controlled by opposing parties of his administration. She speaks to John Dawson on ""On The...
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Rep. James Lankford on a Plan for the Undocumented
Dec. 2 -- The congressman from Oklahoma says people who crossed the border as children ""haven't violated any law"" and should be treated differently. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Soldiers from 4 Mech Brigade welcomed home by the Speaker
Soldiers from 4 Mech Brigade welcomed home by the Speaker
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Jihad al Lahham sat in Syrian parliament chamber
Jihad al Lahham sat in Syrian parliament chamber
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The Queen visits Westminster Hall to view Diamond Jubilee Window
The Queen visits Westminster Hall to view Diamond Jubilee Window
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USA: WASHINGTON: NEWT GINGRICH FACES FIGHT FOR HIS POLITICAL SURVIVAL
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Top U-S Republicans are rallying around their embattled House leader Newt Gingrich, as he faces a fight for his political survival.
Republican leaders in Congress have been aggressively pressuring colleagues to make sure...