AAP audio advisory 26Apr2004

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2004
AAP audio advisory 26Apr2004
AAP audio advisory Monday, April 26, 2004
Audio editors today: Christine D'Mello and Lisa Allan
Tel: +61 2 9322 8722
http://aap.com.au/audio
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Australian swim team member Craig Stevens tells Channel Seven's Today Tonight he was never
under any pressure from Ian Thorpe to give up his place in the men's 400m freestyle event
at this year's Athens Olympics. AAP
Duration: 10.731
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Australian swim team member Craig Stevens tells Channel Seven's Today Tonight it was hard
not to think about his place in the men's 400m freestyle event at the Athen's Olympics
following the disqualification of Ian Thorpe. AAP
Duration : 37.48
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Australian swim team member Craig Stevens has told Channel Seven's Today Tonight he'll
step aside to allow Ian Thorpe to take his place in the men's 400m freestyle event at
this year's Athens Olympics. AAP
Duration : 19.438
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Afifa Saad tells Channel Nine she was in shock yesterday when the referee at a soccer
game between South Melbourne and Keilor Park told her she couldn't play unless her head
scarf was the same colour as her soccer uniform. AAP
Duration : 7.72
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Afifa Saad tells Channel Nine she was told she couldn't play soccer unless she removed
her Islamic head scarf. AAP
Duration : 7.388
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Opposition defence spokesman Chris Evans tells Network Ten the prime minister has no exit
strategy for Australian troops serving in Iraq. AAP
Duration : 8.92
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Coalition spokesman Dan Senor says the security situation is getting worse in the Iraqi
city of Najaf. AAP
Duration : 15.859
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Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of US military operations in Iraq, tells
a briefing that he thinks local children and insurgents caused civilian injuries following
a mortar attack that killed several US soldiers. AP
Duration : 15.281
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Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of US military operations in Iraq, tells
a briefing that a US soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

AAP
Duration : 15.2
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World Bank President James Wolfensohn says world finance leaders have already committed
more than $US30 billion to Iraq, but unrest in the country is hampering efforts to carry
out some of the programs. AP
Duration : 12.808
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World Bank President James Wolfensohn says world finance ministers are endorsing a proposal
to promote economic development in the Middle East, especially Palestinian areas of the
West Bank and Gaza. AP
Duration : 10.381
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Foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd tells the Seven Network the Labor Party will not
make a political issue out of Prime Minister John Howard's whistlestop visit to Iraq.

AAP
Duration : 4.544
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Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira tells Sky News that Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Tottenham
Hotspur to secure the English Premier League title is a great day for the club's fans.

AAP
Duration : 16.552
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tells Sky News he hopes his team doesn't drop their standards
after being crowned English Premier League champions with four games remaining in the
season. AAP
Duration : 24.006
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Australian Defence Association head Neil James tells the Nine Network the important thing
about Prime Minister John Howard's surprise Anzac Day visit to Iraq is that he visited
the troops. AAP
Duration : 10.648
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Australian Defence Association head Neil James was asked on the Nine Network what it would
have meant to the troops in Iraq to have Prime Minister John Howard visit them on Anzac
Day. AAP
Duration : 25.647
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Defence Minister Robert Hill says those who attended the dawn service at Anzac Cove have
sent a powerful message. AAP
Duration : 4.357
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Lee Israel, author of the unauthorised biography, "Estee Lauder: Beyond the Magic'', tells
AP that Estee Lauder became a household name in 1953, when the company debuted a bath
oil and perfume. AP
Duration : 21.445
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Lee Israel, author of the unauthorised biography, "Estee Lauder: Beyond the Magic'', tells
AP that Estee Lauder, along with Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, represented the
dream they sold. AP
Duration : 14.289
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The Saudi ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan tells NBC's Meet the
Press program that Saudi Arabia is determined to bring down the price of each barrel of
oil. (note: '28' refers to 28 US dollars per barrel) AP
Duration : 9.095
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The Saudi ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan tells NBC's Meet the
Press program that US President George W Bush has long been pushing for lower oil prices.

AP
Duration : 17.551
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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, speaking at a rally in Washington, says
abortion is an international right. AP
Duration : 8.543
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Actress and activist Susan Sarandon, addressing a rally in Washington, says the marchers
are diverse and determined. AP
Duration : 20.795
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at a rally in Washington, says the US must elect
another pro-choice president. AP
Duration : 17.995
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Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN envoy to Iraq, tells the American TV network ABC's This Week program
that he knows the transition in Iraq will not happen overnight. AP
Duration : 14.721
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Ahmad Chalabi, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, tells Fox News Sunday that the
US must be extremely careful in how it handles insurgents and civilians in Fallujah. AP
Duration : 10.197
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Opposition Leader Mark Latham refuses to criticise the government's decision not to take
him with the prime minister to Baghdad. AAP
Duration : 5.737
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Prime Minister John Howard was unable to say when Australia may leave Iraq, saying money
would be set aside in the coming Budget to cover their deployment until at least the end
of the 2004-05 financial year. AAP
Duration : 5.015
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Prime Minister John Howard has told reporters in Baghdad, Iraq that the government has
earmarked enough money to keep its troops in Iraq until mid-2005, but added that doesn't
mean they will all stay in Iraq that long. AP
Duration : 17.627
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Bugler at ANZAC Day service in Baghdad, Iraq. For production purposes. AP
Duration : 6.011
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Prime Minister John Howard, who made a surprise visit to Baghdad for Anzac Day services
yesterday, thanks the Australian troops serving in Iraq. AAP
Duration : 6.987

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