The first court hearing in the suit filed by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) to declare the result of the presidential election null and void took place on Friday. However, it only revealed that a speedy resolution of the dispute is just not going to happen.

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By the Liberty Times editorial
After the presidential election, the three major demands of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-People First Party (PFP) alliance -- a recount of the votes, an investigation into the so-called "truth" behind the shooting of the president and the vice president and an explanation of the so-called "national security mechanism" that was triggered by the shooting -- were all agreed to by President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁).

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By Dave Lindorff
The pan-blue post-election effort to reverse the voters' decision has stumbled badly over the issue of the attack on President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and Vice-President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮), but much of the Taiwanese media has missed it.

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A US book claiming US politicians' greed for Saudi cash compromised the war on terror has been suppressed in Britain for fear of the UK's harsh libel laws, which critics claim stifles freedom of speech
By David Leigh
A book investigating links between rich Saudis and US politicians has been suppressed by the giant publishing firm Random House because, it says, of growing "libel tourism" by wealthy foreigners, and exorbitant legal "success fees."

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By William Safire
Is there any kind of gall other than unmitigated gall? Have you ever met a hussy who wasn't brazen? Have you ever applied "blithering" to any noun other than "idiot?"

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By Ho Chen-sheng
After reading your article about The Washington Post's interview with President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) ("Presidential Office Blasts Washington Post for Distortion," March 31, page 3), a question comes to my mind: Why are Chen's views constantly being misinterpreted not only by the foreign press but also locally?

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