MEDIATION: Chen Shui-bian's proposal that negotiations be used to pick a presidential candidate failed to persuade Yu Shyi-kun, who insisted a party primary had to be held
By Jimmy Chuang
President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) effort on Friday night to mediate a solution among the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) four presidential hopefuls failed as party Chairman Yu Shyi-kun stuck to his guns, insisting that a primary be held to determine the party's presidential candidate next year.

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US President George W. Bush is attempting to ignore Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on his Latin American tour, but his effort is being put to the test as the fiery Chavez toughens his anti-US line.

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President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce today that he will retire after more than 40 years at the top in French politics.

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MUTED RESPONSE: Experts said that China's anti-satellite test was not a surprise to the US military, which has been developing new systems
The US military has been quietly working on an array of defenses against attacks on its satellites, including tiny new satellites that could one day be armed for wars in space, analysts say.

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