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    Prosecutors indict 22 in former first family case

    OUTSIDER: Former president Chen Shui-bian¡¦s daughter, Chen Hsing-yu, was indicted, a first for the one family member thought to be least involved in alleged crimes
    By Shelley Huang
    Prosecutors yesterday issued indictments against 22 people, including former president Chen Shui-bian (³¯¤ô«ó), for money laundering, taking bribes or helping the former first family hide and launder money.

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    CROSS STRAIT TALKS: Chinese envoy visits Morakot disaster areas

    DONATIONS: ARATS said that it received NT$450 million in donations from people in China, NT$300 million of which it will turn over to the SEF next week
    By Mo Yan-chih
    Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (³¯¶³ªL) yesterday visited a village in Nantou County that was hard-hit by Typhoon Morakot, but no victims were invited to share their experience with him, while protesters were blocked by police.

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    US Senate passes health care bill

    CHRISTMAS GIFT: US President Barack Obama received an early gift the morning before Christmas Day, when the Senate passed a bill to extend health care coverage
    Senators gave US President Barack Obama a huge political boost yesterday by passing a sweeping remake of the US health care system that aims to extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans.

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    Boats collide in Manila Bay, four dead

    Four people were killed and 23 were missing yesterday after two boats collided in darkness near Manila during the Christmas holiday rush, the latest disaster to hit the Philippines in a year of tragedy.

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    Raytheon to supply Taiwan with Patriot Air missile defense

    By William Lowther
    The US defense company Raytheon has been given a US$1.1 billion contract to supply a new Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to Taiwan.

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