. . . . . HOT TOPICS . . . . . |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION - GEN. STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL
President Barack Obama accepts the resignation of General McChrystal, relieving him of command in Afghanistan for comments made on the civilian leadership in a Rolling Stone article. General David Petraeus was named as replacement.
(royalty free stock footage) June 23, 2010 COL 9 min |
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| keywords: president barack obama, vice president joe biden, general david petraeus, resignation gen. mcchrystal |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS - BP OIL SPILL DISASTER
President Barack Obama delivers his first Oval Office Address to the Nation on the progress the Government is making in the BP Oil Spill Disaster and re-newed call for Alternative Energy.
(royalty free stock footage) June 15, 2010 COL 17 min |
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| keywords: president barack obama, white house oval office, bp oil spill disaster, alternative energy, alternative fuels |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
PRESS CONFERENCE - BP OIL SPILL
President Obama in his first press conference in 10-months and defensively insists that his administration, not BP, is in charge and calling the shots on the worst oil spill in the Nation's history.
(royalty free stock footage) May 27, 2010 COL 63 min |
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| keywords: president barack obama, press conference, bp oil spill |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
REMARKS ON BP OIL SPILL
President Barack Obama speaks on the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ongoing Government response to the disaster.
(royalty free stock footage) May 14, 2010 COL 7 min |
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| keywords: president barack obama, bp oil spill, british petroleum, gulf of mexico, environmental disaster |
BP OIL DISASTER - DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
Aftermath of the destruction of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Drilling Platform, the massive oil plume and opening statements to a Congressional Panes by executives from BP British Petroleum, Transocean Limited and Halliburton.
(royalty free stock footage) 2010 COL 32min |
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| keywords: environmental disaster, bp oil spill, gulf of mexico oil spill, deepwater horizon offshore oil drilling platform |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
WELCOMES PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON
President Barack Obama welcomes President Felipe Calderon of Mexico in a State visit to the White House.
(royalty free stock footage) May 19, 2010 COL 29 min |
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| keywords: washington d.c., white house, president barack obama, first lady michelle obama, president felipe calderon |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT CALDERON
President Barack Obama and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico hold a joint press conference at the White House, each making a statement and then responding to questions from the press.
(royalty free stock footage) May 19, 2010 COL 28 min |
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| keywords: president barack obama, president felipe calderon of mexico, joint press conference |
PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON OF MEXICO
JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS
Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed, in English, a joint session of the U.S. Congress in which he commented on the new Arizona immigration law and assault weapons.
(royalty free stock footage) May 5, 2010 COL 35 min |
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| keywords: president felipe calderon of mexico, joint session of congress, arizona immigration law, ban on assault weapons |
. . . . . ENERGY CRISIS . . . . . |
OIL AND GAS PRICES
ADDRESSED BY THE DEMOCRATS
Senator Harry Reid and other Democratic Senators hold a press conference concerning the high price of oil and gasoline.
(royalty free stock footage) 2008 COL 7 min |
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| keywords: senator harry reid, senator byron dorgan, senator maria cantwell, senator bernie sanders, gas crisis |
GAS PRICES - SAUDI ARABIA
U.S. SENATE ACTION
Resolution would limit proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
(royalty free stock footage) 2008 COL 17 min |
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| keywords: us senate, energy prices, gas crisis, saudi arms deal, oil cartel, opec, us energy policy |
. . . . . GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS AND SPENDING. . . . . |
U.S. SPENDING CRISIS - DROWNING IN DEBT
Illustrates in graphic detail the fact that the current level of spending by the United States Federal Government is simply not sustainable. Shows a graphic comparison of interest payments on the national debt, mandatory spending, discretionary spending, and borrowed money that adds to our national debt.
(public domain stock footage) May 2011 COL 4min |
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| keywords: national debt, fiscal responsibility, us debt crisis, drowning in debt, spending crisis |
AIG $182 BILLION BAILOUT
MAURICE GREENBERG TESTIFIES
Appearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, AIG's chief executive until March 2005, said taxpayers got a raw deal in the largest bailout of the financial crisis.
(royalty free stock footage) April 2, 2009 COL 46 min |
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| keywords: house oversight committee, aig bailout, former aig ceo maurice greenberg |
BANK EXECUTIVES
WHAT HAPPENED TO TARP FUNDS
US bank executives appear before Congress to answer the question “where did the money go that banks received under TARP” and why is credit still not available to small businesses.
(royalty free stock footage) February 11, 2009 COL 29 min |
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| keywords: tarp, troubled assets relief program, vikram pandit ceo citigroup, house financial services committee |
TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER
PLANS TO OVERHAUL FINANCIAL BAILOUT
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner outlines his plans to overhaul the financial bailout program with a new Financial Stability Plan.
(royalty free stock footage) February 10, 2009 COL 19 min |
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| keywords: treasury secretary timothy geithner, financial bailout program |
BAILOUT FOR AUTO INDUSTRY
Executives from GM, Ford, and Chrysler, joined by the UAW, appeared before the Senate Banking Committee asking for “bridge loans” from the Federal government.
(royalty free stock footage) December 4, 2008 COL 19 min |
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| keywords: auto industry bailout, gm ceo richard wagoner, ford ceo alan mulally, chrysler ceo robert nardelli |
PAULSON, BERNANKE, BLAIR
PRESS CONFERENCE - TARP FUNDS
Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Sheila Blair hold a press conference to discuss the investments as the TARP funds.
(royalty free stock footage) October 14, 2008 COL 17 min |
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| keywords: us treasury secretary henry paulson, chairman federal reserve board ben bernanke, fdic chairwoman sheila blair |
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANKRUPTCY
Richard Fuld, head of Lehman, faces a Congressional Committee to answer questions on the events that lead to the financial collapse of Lehman Brothers.
(royalty free stock footage) October 6, 2008 COL 38 min |
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| keywords: lehman brothers bankruptcy, richard fuld, sub-prime home mortgage crisis, congressional hearing |
SENATE BAILOUT BILL - SPEECHES
Senators in turn, speak for and against the $700 billion dollar Bailout Bill to purchase distressed assets and stabalize the banks.
(royalty free stock footage) October 1, 2008 COL 152 min |
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| keywords: senate bailout bill, senator barack obama, senator jim demint, senator lindsay graham, senator chris dodd |
BARACK OBAMA - SENATE BAILOUT BILL
Barack Obama speaking about Senate Bailout Bill - partial speech only.
(royalty free stock footage) October 1, 2008 COL 12 min |
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| keywords: president elect barack obama, us senate, senate bailout bill |
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BAILOUT BILL DEBATE / VOTE
Prior to the vote on HR 3997 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or referred to as the $700 billion Bailout Bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a partisan speech blaming the economic crisis on the Bush Administration.
(royalty free stock footage) September 29, 2008 COL 48 min |
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| keywords: u.s. house of representatives, bailout bill, house speaker nancy pelosi |
SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE
$700 BILLION BAILOUT PROPOSAL - PART 1
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing in response to a proposed authorization for the United States Treasury to spend up to $700 billion dollars to purchase distressed toxic assets to prevent the possible collapse of the U.S. financial system.
(royalty free stock footage) September 23, 2008 COL 31 min |
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| keywords: senate banking committee, $700 billion bailout proposal, senator chris dodd |
SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE
$700 BILLION BAILOUT PROPOSAL - PART 2
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing in response to a proposed authorization for the United States Treasury to spend up to $700 billion dollars to purchase distressed toxic assets to prevent the possible collapse of the U.S. financial system.
(royalty free stock footage) September 23, 2008 COL 64 min |
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| keywords: senate banking committee, $700 billion bailout proposal, treasury secretary henry paulson |
HOUSING RESCUE BILL
The House of Representatives passed a housing rescue bill, introduced by Representative Barnett "Barney" Franks.
(royalty free stock footage) 2008 COL 32 min |
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| keywords: us congress, house of representatives, housing bill, representative barney franks |
. . . . . WAR ON TERROR . . . . . |
SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN
HOMEGROWN TERRORISTS
Senator Joe Lieberman, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, presides over a U.S. Senate hearing about young Muslim Somali men, some are U.S. citizens from the Minneapolis Minnesota area, being recruited by the Somalia Islamic terrorist group Al Shabab.
(royalty free stock footage) Col 7 min |
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| keywords: us congress, homeland security committee, senator joe lieberman, homgrown terrorists, somali muslims |
WAR ON TERROR
DICK CHENEY - KEEPING AMERICA SAFE
36-minutes of the speech former Vice President Dick Cheney gave at the American Enterprise Institute ( AEI) on May 21, 2009. His speech was given after President Obama gave his speech on Guantanamo terrorist detainees and the closing of Camp Gitmo.
(royalty free stock footage) May 21, 2009 COL 36 min |
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| keywords: former vice president dick cheney, keeping america safe, american enterprise institute |
. . . . . WOMEN'S RIGHTS . . . . . |
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
International Women's Day is marked on March 8th of every year. It is a major day of global celebration of women.
(royalty free stock footage) March 8, 2010 COL 17 min |
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| keywords: international womens day, president barack obama, former secretary of state madeleine albright |
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA
SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON
WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARDS
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton host the Women Of Courage Awards and present awards to this year's recipients.
(royalty free stock footage) March 11, 2009 COL 36 min |
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| keywords: women of courage awards, first lady michelle obama, secretary of state hillary clinton |
. . . . . MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . |
GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE
VETERANS CEMETERY - MEMORIAL DAY 2011
Selected scenes showing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J. on Memorial Day 2011.
(public domain stock footage) 2011 COL 4min |
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| keywords: new jersey governor chris christie, memorial day observance, veterans cemetery |
BORDER SECURITY - DOGS AND DRONES
The use of dogs and aerial drones by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to secure America's borders in an effort to prevent the illegal entry of people and goods while facilitating legitimate travel and trade.
(public domain stock footage) 2011 COL 12min |
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| keywords: border security, k-9 dog, drug interdiction, drones, unmanned aerial vehicle, mq-9 reaper uav, thermal vision |
BORDER SECURITY WITH CANADA
CBP (Customs and Border Protection) remote video surveillance system (RVSS) towers located along the US-Canadian border.
(public domain stock footage) 2011 COL 3min |
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| keywords: canada, border security, border protection, illegal immigration, drug smuggling, weapons trafficking |
DRUG SMUGGLING - TUNNEL TO THE U.S.
Drug interdiction teams investigate a sophisticated drug tunnel leading from Mexico to a warehouse in the United States as well as confiscated a large cache of marijuana bales.
(public domain stock footage) November 11, 2011 COL 6m 30s |
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| keywords: united states, mexico, drug smuggling, drug tunnel, drug interdiction teams |
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID
PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT REID CAMPAIGN
President Barack Obama appears with Senator Harry Reid at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in support of Senator Reid's re-election campaign.
(royalty free stock footage) July 12, 2010 COL 27 min |
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| keywords: president barack obama, senate majority leader harry reid, re-election campaign for senate |
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI
TAKING COUNTRY IN NEW DIRECTION
After the House of Representatives approved the biggest rewrite of the U.S. financial rules since the 1930's House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said “we are taking the country in a new direction.
(royalty free stock footage) July 1, 2010 COL 11 min |
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| keywords: speaker of the house nancy pelosi, rewrite u.s. financial rules |
GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS - CONFIRMATION HEARING
Gen. David Petraeus before the Senate Armed Services Committee at his Confirmation hearing replacing Gen. McChrystal after controversial comments made to Rolling Stone magazine.
(royalty free stock footage) June 29, 2010 COL 58 min |
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| keywords: senate confirmation hearing, general david petraeus, senator carl levin, senator john mccain |
ELENA KAGAN - SUPREME COURT NOMINEE
Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan gives an opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee and answers questions.
(royalty free stock footage) June 28, 2010 COL 49 min |
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| keywords: supreme court nominee elena kagan, senate confirmation hearing |
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appears before the House Judiciary Committee and gives a brief overview of the accomplishments of the Department of Justice the past year from terrorism to healthcare to civil rights.
(royalty free stock footage) May 13, 2010 COL 7 min |
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| keywords: attorney general eric holder, department of justice, house judiciary committee, terrorism, healthcare, civil rights |
SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON
SPEECH TO ASIA SOCIETY
Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech to the Asia Society who seeks to strengthen relationships and promote understanding between the U.S. and Asia.
(royalty free stock footage) February 13, 2009 COL 49 min |
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| keywords: secretary of state hillary clinton, asia society |
BERNIE MADOFF PONZI SCHEME
HARRY MARKOPOLOS TESTIFIES
Harry Markopolos, an independent financial fraud investigator for institutional investors, reveals how he submitted documentation to the SEC that Madoff was a fraud years before the SEC finally took action.
(royalty free stock footage) February 4, 2009 COL 31 min |
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| keywords: house financial services, fraud investigator harry markopolos, bernie madoff ponzi scheme |
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONVENING OF 111TH CONGRESS
U.S. House Of Representatives convene for the 111th Congress. Nancy Pelosi is re-elected as Speaker of the House.
(royalty free stock footage) January 6, 2009 COL 45 min |
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| keywords: u.s. house of representatives 2009, 111th congress, house speaker nancy pelosi |
OJ SIMPSON
COURT SENTENCING - LAS VEGAS NV
O.J. Simpson was sentenced to a long prison term in the Las Vegas Nevada court room of Judge Jackie Glass.
(royalty free stock footage) December 5, 2008 COL 23 min |
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| keywords: oj simpson, judge jackie glass, goldman family, courtroom sentencing, las vegas nevada |
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
PRESS CONFERENCE
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of The Islamic Republic of Iran, attends a press conference.
(royalty free stock footage) September 23, 2008 COL 60 min |
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| keywords: iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, press conference |
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
AIPAC ADDRESS
U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi addresses the 2008 AIPAC Conference in Washington D.C.
(royalty free stock footage) 2008 COL 17 min |
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| keywords: aipac, american israel public affairs committee, policy conference, us speaker of the house nancy pelosi |
US CONGRESS
MARKS 60 YEARS OF DESEGREGATION IN MILITARY
On July 26, 1948 President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 60 that provided for equality of treatment and opportunity in the United States Armed Forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.
(royalty free stock footage) July 23, 2008 COL 60 min |
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| keywords: keywords: us congress, us military, desegregation, racism, separation of races, ret general colin powell |
HILLARY CLINTON - AIPAC ADDRESS
Hillary Clinton addressed the American Israel Policy Action Committee or AIPAC on June 4, 2008 in Washington DC.
(royalty free stock footage) June 4, 2008 COL 27 min |
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| keywords: hillary clinton, aipac, american israel policy action commitee |
SENATOR TED KENNEDY
SUPPORTS PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BILL OF RIGHTS
Senator Ted Kennedy speaks in support of the Public Employee Bill of Rights.
(royalty free stock footage) May 2008 COL 15 min |
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| keywords: us senate, senator ted kennedy, senator harry reid, senator robert byrd, public employee bill of rights |
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PRESS BRIEFING 05-08-08
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen Q&A session with the press.
(royalty free stock footage) May 8, 2008 COL 30 min |
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| keywords: department of defense, secretary of defense robert gates, admiral mike mullen |
60th ANNIVERSARY - FOUNDING OF ISRAEL
Senator Barack Obama, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Senator Joseph Liberman join in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel in Washington D.C.
(royalty free stock footage) May 5, 2008 COL 25 min |
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| keywords: washington d.c., founding of israel, vp dick cheney, sen. joseph liberman, sen. barack obama |
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONVENING OF 110TH CONGRESS
Upon convening Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, becomes the first woman to become the Speaker of The House.
(royalty free stock footage) January 4, 2007 COL 39 min |
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| keywords: house of representatives 110th congress, speaker of the house nancy pelosi, rep. john boehner |
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN
STATE FUNERAL
State funeral for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with full military honors and eulogized by notable foreign dignitaries.
(royalty free stock footage) November 6, 1995 COL 95 min |
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| keywords: israel, state funeral, prime minister yitzhak rabin, president bill clinton, king hussein, president hosni mubarak |
