Here there is a vague understanding of the two different candidates for those that watch the international Arab language channels such as Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya.

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By fitting a special antenna they can watch Iranian television's Arabic-language channel, which shows foreign television footage of the war.

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People watch you all the time, your body language--you can't have an off day.

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If you can, tape the interviews so you can review and watch for tell tale signs such as body language, eye contact, nervous habits, etc.

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Next door, a native speaker of the Irish language, Thomas Gildea, won by campaigning for his constituents' right to watch British television without paying for it.

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Nikki Johnson said her parents were channel surfing Sunday -- looking for a cartoon for their granddaughter to watch -- when they saw video of their Shoshana being broadcast by Spanish-language television station Telemundo, before the family had even learned she was missing.

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You can watch several of the videos on YouTube and see pictures and more on a foreign-language blog called Mochrom.

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Kameme FM, one of the main Kikuyu-language stations, has also been airing a song which asks God to "hear our prayers and watch over our nation" since Kenyans were "rising against each other".

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They also watch films from the UK and US to learn about how people live their lives and attend language classes to remove native accents.

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As they watch for longer, their first choice will often be a film made locally, in their own language.

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