Polls not measure of government: Wu
STUMPING:
The premier said voters would choose mayors and county heads based on their personal qualities, not on the Ma administration¡¦s performance
By Mo Yan-chih and Shih Hsiu-chuan Premier Wu Den-yih (§d´°¸q) said yesterday that the public should not draw a link between next month¡¦s mayor and county commissioner elections and the public¡¦s view of the performance of President Ma Ying-jeou (°¨^¤E) and his government.
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Activists condemn fishing industry
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer who tried unsuccessfully to meet US President Barack Obama in Beijing last week was detained and interrogated twice during Obama¡¦s visit to China, a US lawmaker and a US-based Chinese activist said.
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Former smoker wins case against Philip Morris USA
Legal experts said that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay US$300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant.
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Chinese activist detained when Obama visited
TO HARM AND TO HOLD:
A US-based activist said that lawyer Jiang Tianyong was detained while outside the US Embassy hoping to meet the visiting leader
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer who tried unsuccessfully to meet US President Barack Obama in Beijing last week was detained and interrogated twice during Obama¡¦s visit to China, a US lawmaker and a US-based Chinese activist said.
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Police arrest 17 in soccer match-fixing probe
German prosecutors investigating corruption in soccer said 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe ¡X including Champions League matches ¡X are involved in what an UEFA official called the biggest match-fixing scandal in Europe.
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