US-TAIWAN TIES: In separate talks, a senior National Security Council official and State Department official both said that Washington’s commitment under the TRA was clear
By William Lowther
Two senior members of US President Barack Obama’s administration spelled out aspects of White House policy toward Taiwan on Friday and made it very clear that despite Chinese objections arms sales would continue.

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TRIP DELAY: Washington has asked Tokyo to change the schedule for Barack Obama’s two-day visit so he can attend a memorial service for the 13 slain on Thursday
US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning yesterday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military post.

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By Jenny W. hsu and Mo Yan-chih
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) visited Nantou County in his capacity as Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman yesterday to campaign for the party’s candidate for county commissioner Lee Chao-ching (李朝卿).

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Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said yesterday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions.

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RARE SATURDAY SESSION: The House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on the Democratic-proposed legislation after an abortion-relationed impasse cleared
US President Barack Obama was scheduled to visit Capitol Hill yesterday to try to close the sale on his signature healthcare overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.

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