"Integrity is honesty in action" is an aphorism Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) -- who so often says he holds himself "to the highest moral standard" -- should take note of in the face of questions on whether he is or was a US green card holder.

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By Zhang Jun 張軍
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN any country are like running water. How large and fast is the flow? Where does it originate and where does it go?

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By Yang Yung-nane 楊永年
WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL election approaching, Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) recently proposed passing the draft amendments to the Administrative Organic Law (行政組織法). The pan-blue camp, with a majority in the legislature, followed suit, agreeing that the draft should be examined before the presidential election.

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By Feng Chien-san 馮建三
CHINESE NATIONALIST PARTY (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) recently made public a white paper on culture, which was a very positive campaign strategy. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) has also had an interest in culture for a long time, especially broadcasting and television culture. It would be beneficial to Taiwanese if the competition between Hsieh and Ma included a debate on culture, particularly video culture.

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By Cathy Heffernan
It was a long shot ... pointing to the lifeless plant on the pharmacy counter and imitating pouring water into it and miming a recovering plant and then pointing to myself. But it got me my rehydration sachets.

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By Ian Cobain
On the morning of Aug. 10, 2006, Britain awoke to the news that the security services and police were alleged to have foiled a terror attack that was to have been unprecedented in magnitude and mercilessness, according to senior Scotland Yard officers.

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