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USA: WASHINGTON: US CONGRESS
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The 107th U-S Congress convened on Wednesday with a noontime rap of gavels in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
For the first time ever the first lady was among the members and the Democrats and Republicans were...
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Administration and House leaders agree on Iraq resolution
1. Congressional leadership emerges from the White House
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Daschle, Senate Majority Leader
"I indicated this morning that it isn't where you start, it's where you end and it is still my hope and my...
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WRAP Daschle demands apology from Bush, president compares Saddam and Al Qaida
1. Wide view Senate
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Tom Daschle (Democrat-South Dakota), Senate Majority Leader. "Now even the President, the President is quoted in the Washington Post this morning, as saying that Democratic - the...
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Caucus process begins
1. Campaign signs outside caucus meeting point being held at a school, people walking towards the building
2. Various, people walking into the school
3. Hundreds of people waiting in line to join the caucus
4. Various, people waiting in...
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Actress honoured for charitable work
1. Wide exterior event
2. Wide red carpet
3. Close up sign
4. Close up sign
5. Medium Sharon Stone on red carpet
6. Medium Stone
7. SOUNDBITE: Sharon Stone (English) (talking about doing charitable work)
"I'm hoping that this bit of...
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Congress meets in New York for second time in history to mark 9/11
1. Exterior of Penn Station just before members of Congress arrived
2. Shots of members of Congress walking out of Penn Station
3. Exterior shots of Federal Hall
4. Wide shot inside Federal Hall as the leaders of Congress arrive
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House Dem leader agrees with use of force against S.Hussein
1. House Democratic Leader Sen. Richard Gephardt ascends podium and shakes hands with presenter
2. Wide Shot of Gephardt speaking
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sen. Richard Gephardt, House Democratic Leader
"Saddam Hussein survives by...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON KOSOVO POLICY LATEST
Washington, DC, March 11 1999
1. Results of vote to postpone debate
2. Acting chair reading the vote results
3. View of vote
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Dennis Hastert, Republican, House Speaker
5. Eliot Engle
6. SOUNDBITE...
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USA: CLINTON/LEWINSKY STARR REPORT MADE AVAILABLE ON INTERNET
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In the first act of a potential impeachment drama, the U-S House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to beam worldwide Kenneth Starr's report of President Clinton across the Internet.
Just hours after the vote, the report...
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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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USA: CLINTON/LEWINSKY ALLEGED SEX SCANDAL INVESTIGATION LATEST
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One of the key players in the investigation of an alleged presidential affair and cover-up is finally set to go before a federal grand jury.
A legal source says Monica Lewinsky is scheduled to begin her testimony on Thursday...
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USA: CONGRESS PASS TEMPORARY BUDGET
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The United States Congress worked up until almost the last moment on Friday, passing a temporary budget, to keep the government running past midnight.
The appropriations bills were already nine days overdue and had one...
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USA: BUDGET DEADLOCK FORCES FEDERAL WORKERS TO BE SENT HOME (1)
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Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are standing idle in America following a budget deadlock between President Clinton and the Republican Congress which forced non essential government services to shut down.
A meeting...
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USA: NELSON MANDELA RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL
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Nelson Mandela has become the first African to be awarded the United States' highest honour - Congressional Gold Medal.
In a ceremony in Washington, the South African President was given the medal in recognition of his long...
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Reactions to AP opinion poll on popularity of President Bush
Washington, DC - 6 February 2004
1. White House
2. US President George W. Bush walking up to podium in White House briefing room
3. Bush at podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Dr. Kay (chief weapons inspector...
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USA: CLINTON ASKS NATION FOR FORGIVENESS OVER LEWINSKY AFFAIR
Coral Gables, Florida & Washington D-C; United States - 9 September 1998
POOL - Coral Gables - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA
1. Wide shot Clinton walks to podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Clinton, U-S President
APTV - Washington, D-C
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USA: WASHINGTON: HOUSE AUTHORISES IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY (2)
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The House of Representatives opened debate on launching a formal impeachment
inquiry of President Bill Clinton.
A divided House today authorized a wide-ranging impeachment inquiry of President Clinton.
This makes him the...
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USA: WASHINGTON: BUDGET INDECISION CONTINUES
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President Clinton and US Congressional leaders have failed to close a deal on the budget after another evening summit at the White House.
Republicans Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich met with the President in the hope of bringing...
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MIDDLE EAST: PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATOR EREKAT'S WARNING TO GINGRICH
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U-S House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Friday it was the Palestinians, not the Israelis, who are largely to blame for the lack of progress in Mideast peace talks.
In Friday's edition of the Jerusalem Post, Gingrich implied...
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Democrats are furious at Bush's plans to reform cabinet
1. Wide shot hearing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joseph Biden, US Senator
"Was the FBI consulted on what the president was going to announce tonight? Were you consulted? The president says thus far there is going to be a new Homeland...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: US HOUSE SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH VISIT
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U-S House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich's visit to Jerusalem stirred fresh controversy on Sunday when an aide demanded Gingrich's delegation should not meet a senior Palestinian official.
Gingrich earlier drew...
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USA - 11th Hour Government Budget Talks Fail
Eleventh hour talks between President Clinton and Congressional
leaders on Monday (13/11) failed to achieve agreement on
preventing a shutdown of all but essential government services as
part of a budget stalemate. After the White House...
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USA: BUDGET DEADLOCK: LATEST SITUATION
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The U-S government stalemate has continued into a sixth day with the Clinton administration and congressional leaders braced for a second week of partial shutdown.
As efforts continue to resolve differences over the budget,...
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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...