South Africa is sending a black and white team to compete for a canoeing medal in the Beijing Olympics – a first for the country where apartheid is still a recent memory. AFPTV caught up with the pair as they attended a training camp in France. This video is from…

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The LA Times reported: “Long controversial for its aggressive evangelism aimed at those with a troubled past — ex-convicts and drug addicts among them — the Anaheim-based Christian motorcycle gang known as the Set Free Soldiers found itself in deeper trouble Wednesday when its leader and half a dozen members…

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Stephen Colbert talked with Thomas Frank who has written a new book called “The Wrecking Crew.” Frank says conservatives want to undermine the government from the inside. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, broadcast August 7, 2008. Download video…

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CNN’s Kiran Chetry talks with Cheye Calvo who is mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland. Calvo has called for an federal probe after his home was mistakenly raided and dogs killed as part of a drug raid. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast August 8, 2008. Download video…

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(AP) In an interview with Yahoo! News and Politico, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied charges that the White House ordered the forgery of an intelligence letter. She also says the country would be ‘fine’ with a President Obama. This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast August 7, 2008.…

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CNN’s Jeanne Moos talked to Steve Powers who has created an art project at Coney Island theme park. The exhibit uses animatronic figures to simulate waterboarding. The New York Times has more details here. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast August 8, 2008. Download video…

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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Pat Buchanan talked with Ron Suskind who is author of new book which alleges the White House ordered a fake document linking Saddam Hussein to 9/11. Suskind says that he will post transcripts of interviews with intelligent sources that back up his claim on…

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A Sacramento judge is considering whether to order state officials to rewrite the ballot summary describing Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban on the November ballot. Opponents of want the proposition to include a requirement that schools teach aboug gay marriage. Some call the proposition wording a “scare tactic” to…

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(AP) A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast August 8, 2008. Download video…

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CNN’s Barbara Starr reports on wooden crates the US Military uses in Iraq to hold prisoners. The boxes measure 3 feet square and about 6 feet tall. Human rights advocates are concerned about how the military treats prisoners it puts inside of the boxes. Jennifer Daskal of Human Rights Watch…

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