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    Editorial: When idiots attack

    "Misguided" does not begin to describe the utter idiocy and irresponsibility of two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators who staged a "mock" attack on National Taiwan University yesterday.

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    China factor in India-Indonesia ties

    By Sushil Seth
    The first thing to say about the security agreement between Indonesia and India being implemented is that it is indicative of the amount of work that has gone into it. In the process, the two countries have developed a close relationship that borders on a security pact, without the formal trappings.

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    Time to say no to US' `one China'

    By Michael Lin 林正二
    The US government has made it clear that it will not back Taiwan's plan to apply for WHO membership under the name "Taiwan." On the diplomatic front, the major obstacle facing Taiwan is the US' adherence to the "one China" policy. Unfortunately, during the recent televised debate between the four Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential hopefuls, none of them pointed out how inappropriate the "one China" policy is or came up with a clear and comprehensive diplomatic strategy for Taiwan to gain international recognition.

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    The economics of installing solar power

    Despite tax credits and rebates, switching to solar energy is not cheap, with an average payback of 14 years
    By Damon Darlin
    ith a US$2,000 federal tax credit and generous rebates from states like New Jersey and California, it has never cost less to install a solar power system.

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    Finding a competitive alternative to corn-based ethanol

    By Matthew Wald and Alexei Barrionuevo
    The sun shone brightly on the crowd gathered at the rusting old oil refinery here, as company officials showed off diagrams explaining how they planned to turn weeds and agricultural wastes into car fuel. Government officials gave optimistic speeches. In the background, workers were preparing a new network of pipes, tanks and conveyor belts.

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    Is goodness natural or influenced by kinship and reciprocity?

    By Lee Alan Dugatkin
    It is hard to imagine that anyone thinks of goodness as a problem, but evolution pioneer Charles Darwin did. The little worker bees that sacrificed themselves to protect their hives -- the ultimate example of animal goodness -- kept Darwin up at night.

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    Letters

    DPP is deaf and dumb

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