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France - Pamela Harriman dies
Pamela Harriman, the US ambassador to France and "grande dame" of Democratic Party politics died on Wednesday (5/2), aged 76.
The daughter of a British earl who took US citizenship in the 1970s on her third marriage, Harriman died after...
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USA: GORE AWAITS RECOUNT
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Vice-president Al Gore isn't ready to declare victory in the race for the White House - but his campaign chairman is.
William Daley says he's confident the presidential recount in Florida will show Gore is the winner of both...
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US Elections: Democrats, Republicans, Campaign, Election Day
US Elections: Democrats
With the incumbent US President George W. Bush the clear choice for re-nomination by the Republican Party, media attention was focused on the race to be chosen as the Democratic Party presidential challenger....
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Egypt - Hillary Clinton Meets The Sphinx
First Lady meets the Sphinx
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton began a six-country tour on Saturday (25/3) with a four-hour visit to Egypt. She was scheduled to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx in Giza before leaving for Pakistan and four...
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USA: PALM BEACH: RECOUNT TO BE DONE BY HAND
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Election officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, have voted to conduct a complete recount by hand of the ballots from Tuesday's disputed presidential election.
By a two-to-one vote, they decided on a hand-count of more than...
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Candidates target the country's biggest minority
October 8, 2004. Los Angeles, California
1. Mid shot of U.S. citizenship swearing in ceremony.
2. Wide shot of people at swearing in ceremony.
3. (UPSOUND Spanish) Close shot of man urging new citizens to register to vote.
4. Mid...
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CHINA: BEIJING: US VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE VISIT UPDATE
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With U-S Vice President Al Gore on hand to celebrate, China signed lucrative deals Tuesday with Boeing and General Motors.
China also agreed to allow the United States to maintain its Hong Kong consulate when the colony...
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USA: SUPREME COURT POLL VERDICT AWAITED
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As protesters gathered outside, the U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the Florida Supreme Court decision requiring recounts of thousands of votes, some suggesting that it amounted to a change in law and others worried...
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USA: FORMAL CERTIFICATION OF GEORGE W BUSH VICTORY 2
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The final official step in the U-S balloting process was completed on Saturday as Congress certified the electoral vote count from the states giving George W. Bush the 271 electoral votes needed for the victory.
The man with...
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USA: KOSOVO CRISIS: SITUATION UPDATE
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U-S President Bill Clinton has called on senior members of Congress to support a NATO attack on the Serbs over Kosovo after Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic rebuffed a final U-S diplomatic effort.
Lawmakers sources said...
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USA: BOB DOLE AND JACK KEMP ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGO UPDATE
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U-S Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has made a splashy entrance to his convention city of San Diego.
Dole and vice presidential running mate Jack Kemp flew into town aboard a chartered jetliner, then transferred...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON DISCUSSES MIDEAST PEACE EFFORTS
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U-S President Bill Clinton says having Joseph Lieberman on the Democratic ticket may help in Mideast peace efforts.
Speaking to a Jewish group in Los Angeles on Sunday, Clinton called Lieberman, an orthodox Jew, a "living...
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USA: PRESIDENT ELECT GEORGE W BUSH (2)
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Day One for President Elect George W. Bush.
And he began his transition to the White House not with a victory celebration but in an Austin prayer service.
In Florida, his brother, Governor Jeb Bush paid tribute to the...
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USA: FLORIDA BALLOT FURTHER UPDATE
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George W. Bush on Wednesday rejected Al Gore's proposal for a statewide manual recount in Florida.
The Republican called the procedure under way in Democratic-leaning counties \"neither fair nor accurate\".
Bush also said no...
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Actress speaks out to support California alternative-energy proposition
AP Entertainment/Pool Feed
Los Angeles, 16 October 2006
1. Wide conference room, with pan to cameraperson
2. MS Linda Rosenstock/UCLA School of Public Health Dean
3. UPSOUND (English) Julia Roberts/Actor:
"Some feedback to encourage a...
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USA: AL GORE DISCUSSES APPEAL
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Vice President Al Gore, buffeted by a highly unfavorable court ruling in Florida, said on Tuesday that he felt nothing but optimism as he awaited a ruling on his appeal by the state Supreme Court.
Gore's effort to have George...
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USA: AL GORE ATTACKS REPUBLICANS OVER CAMPAIGN FUNDING REFORM
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United States Vice President Al Gore took the battle over campaign finance abuse back to the Republicans on Saturday.
Gore is himself the target of a Senate probe into campaign finance activity.
But he's gone on the attack...
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USA: RUN UP TO ELECTIONS
Arlington Heights, Illinois; Little Rock, Arkansas, USA October 24, 2000
Little Rock, Arkansas
1. Pan view of Al Gore walking on stage
2. Cutaway audience applauding, pan to Gore on stage
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Al Gore, U-S Vice...
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USA: RALPH NADERS SPEECH 2
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U-S Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Wednesday said that Al Gore would only have himself to blame if he lost the election.
Nader drew about three percent of the vote amid criticism that his campaign pulled...
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USA: NUCLEAR SECRETS DISAPPEAR LOS ALAMOS
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U-S Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has come under fire on Capitol Hill over the disappearance of nuclear secrets from the Los Alamos weapons laboratory in New Mexico.
Lawmakers are accusing Richardson of not carrying out...
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Tiny mountain hamlet casts nation's first vote
1. Voters picking up ballots
2. Names of candidates on board
3. Voters picking up ballots
4. Various of voters voting in booths
5. Voter casting first vote in box
6. Various of voters putting ballots in box
7. Various of election...
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Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage
HEADLINE: Al and Tipper Gore split after 40 years
CAPTION: Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage. (June 1)
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[Notes:video of gore kissing tipper at 2000 DNC...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON TO EXTEND SPECIAL TRADE STATUS FOR CHINA
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President Bill Clinton on Monday announced his decision to extend most-favoured-nation trade status to China.
He said that open trade was the way "to bring China into the family of nations and to secure our interests and our...
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ROVING REPORT: RR0041/A USA: MILITARY RECRUITMENT
As the United States prepares for the presidential elections, its mighty armed forces are gearing themselves up for a major recruiting campaign - and the greatest threat to the US military seems to be coming from the country's...