PROMISES: Shen Chih-hwei's plan to become the deputy legislative speaker has accentuated conflicts between the KMT and PFP. She also ruled out any possibility of a merger
By Debby Wu
People First Party (PFP) Legislator Shen Chih-hwei (沈智慧) yesterday announced in an official press release that she was determined to become the new deputy legislative speaker. Her move drew renewed attention to conflicts in the pan-blue camp.

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CLOSER TIES: The American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office will both move to Neihu, although when remains unclear
By Joy Su
Those wishing to visit the de facto US mission in Taiwan will in future have to travel to the outskirts of Taipei City, as the representative office yesterday announced plans to relocate to Neihu (內湖).

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GUANTANAMO BAY: Memos obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union reveal federal agents believed their reports on the torture of detainees were being covered up
FBI agents repeatedly complained about the torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and in Iraq and believed their eyewitness accounts of beatings, strangulation and other abuse were subject to a cover-up, official memos show.

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A guerrilla attack on a tented dining hall at a US base in northern Iraq killed 18 Americans and four Iraqis in the deadliest strike on US forces since last year's war to oust Saddam Hussein.

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