Bloomberg
Xi Fills China's Top Jobs With Allies, Cementing Control
Chinese President Xi Jinping filled the country's most powerful bodies with close allies while also securing a precedent-breaking third term at the close of the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress held over the past week in Beijing....
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White House, Pentagon on Iraq, Rusmsfeld arrival
Washington, DC
1. Walk in view of White House spokesman Ari Fleischer
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ari Fleischer, White House spokesman. "The President in each of his conversations said he was calling because he wanted to make...
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President Bush comment on CIA prisoners
AP Television
The White House, Washington DC - 6 September 2006
1. US President George W Bush walking up to podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, President of the United States:
"In this new war, the most important source of...
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FRANCE/UK: NATO PLANNING TO SEND PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO KOSOVO
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The President of Serbia, Milan Milutinovic, confirmed on Friday in Paris that the Serbian delegation has signed the 10 points of the framework document presented by the Contact Group at the Rambouillet negotiations on a...
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Kerry says Obama should wait for Afghan poll before making decision on war
1. Wide of United States Senator, John Kerry walking up to podium outside White House
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Senator from Massachusetts:
"I think you really want to know that this has worked and you want to know what kind...
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USA - Nazi gold
Nazi Germany purchased key supplies from neutral countries Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey with looted gold routed through Switzerland, according to a US report released on Tuesday (2/6). The report presented by Under Secretary of...
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OPEC chief gives no hint of strategy change as oil prices continue to slide
As oil prices continue to fall sharply, the secretary-general of OPEC is giving no indication that the oil cartel will change its strategy.
Abdullah al-Badri is urging Gulf Arab nations to keep investing in oilfield development despite...
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US Vice President meets SKorean PM; gives speech
US Vice President Joe Biden has pledged that his country will play a leading role in creating a new century of prosperity and security in Asia.
Speaking at an elite university in the South Korean capital Seoul, he also said that America...
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The White House says it is too early to tell whether the death of Kim Jong Il opens the door for better U.S. relations with North Korea. Spokesman Jay Carney also urged Congress to extend a payroll tax cut that may end Jan.1. (Dec. 19)
HEADLINE: Carney: Too early to tell impact of Kim's death
CAPTION: The White House says it is too early to tell whether the death of Kim Jong Il opens the door for better U.S. relations with North Korea. Spokesman Jay Carney also urged...
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US: WASHINGTON: US TROOPS FOR BOSNIA
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United States Defense Secretary William Perry told reporters today (Friday) that he was prepared to provide several thousand troops to assist a United Nations withdrawal from Bosnia .
Speaking to reporters in Washington, Perry...
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US, UK officials hold talks on how to combat global terror threat
1. Various of UK Home Secretary David Blunkett and US Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge at press conference in Washington
2. SOUNDBITE (English) David Blunkett, UK Home Secretary:
"We are announcing today that we will establish a joint...
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Powell and Belgian FM on Iraq
1. Powell and Karel De Gucht, Minister of Belgian Foreign Affairs, walking out
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Karel De Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Belgium
"I think we both agreed that it's very important that we get to elections at...
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Hagel says US will continue to work with UK on Syria, despite Parliament vote
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday the Obama administration would continue to consult with their allies, including Britain, over ways to combat the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons on its own people last...
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Obama says US to boost military presence in Europe; comments on prisoner exchange
US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that the United States plans to boost its military presence in Europe as tensions simmer in the region over Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Standing alongside Polish President Bronislaw...
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WRAP US and Czech Republic sign missile defence agreement; demo
1. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg entering and going to signing table, zoom in to RIce signing document
2. Mid of Rice and Schwarzenberg signing, they get up, shake hands and...
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Gathering at Camp David for their annual summit, President Obama and other G-8 leaders have been struggling to find a united approach to solving Europe's debt crisis and winning concessions from Iran at talks on its nuclear program
HEADLINE: G-8 Seeks Unity on Euro-debt Crisis, Iran
CAPTION: Gathering at Camp David for their annual summit, President Obama and other G-8 leaders have been struggling to find a united approach to solving Europe's debt crisis and...
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President on US airstrikes, aid drops, support from UK and France
US President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed a broader long-term strategy to confront Islamic militants in Iraq, but warned Americans that the new campaign to bring security in Iraq required military and political changes and was...
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Rumsfeld comments on US-China relations and missile defence plans
1. Rumsfeld walks out
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, U-S Defence Secretary "The situation is essentially this, that an assessment team has been in China and they have completed an assessment. They have now returned to Hawaii...
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In his second major address on the Middle East since taking office, President Obama will seek to reset U.S. relations and seize a moment of opportunity amid chaos and change. The AP's Kelly Daschle reports. (May 18)
HEADLINE: Obama to Lay Out Middle East Vision
CAPTION: In his second major address on the Middle East since taking office, President Obama will seek to reset U.S. relations and seize a moment of opportunity amid chaos and change. The...
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Hagel and White House briefing on use of chemical weapons in Syria
The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia - 29 April 2013
1. Wide of US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel and Japanese Defence Secretary Itsunori Onodera at lecterns
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chuck Hagel, US Defence Secretary:
"We are continuing to...
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President Barack Obama addressed the Australian Parliament Thursday and vowed to expand U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region even as he reduces defense spending and winds down two wars.
HEADLINE: Obama: Asia Pacific 'priority' despite budget
CAPTION: President Barack Obama addressed the Australian Parliament Thursday and vowed to expand U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region even as he reduces defense spending and...
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Tony Blair: U.K. Will Vote Against 'Brexit'
May 3 -- Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group and the possibility of a "Brexit" with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
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WRAP: Bush reaction to NKorea, meets King of Jordan
APTN Material
Washington DC, 1 February 2002
1. King Abdullah's motorcade arrives at the White House entrance
2. King Abdullah and Bush in Oval Office of the White House
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"What...
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SHOWS05:53:45 map of Italy05:53:52 aircraft in flight05:53:57 flares and bombs exploding on Genoa at night. 05:55:03 P-38s being unloaded on dock at Australian port and assembled at airdromes in northern Australia & taking off....