CHAIRMAN CHEN? : DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming yesterday urged President Chen Shui-bian to double as party chairman after Yu Shyi-kun said he would resign
By Flora Wang, Ko Shu-ling and Mo Yan-chih
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), cleared of suspicion of misusing his special allowance fund on Friday, vowed yesterday to grant amnesty to all government officials whose special allowance fund expenditure is under judicial investigation if elected next year.

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TWO DEATHS: Babies were at risk because of a design fault, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said, as analysts speculated on pressure being exerted on Mattel
US authorities on Friday announced a recall of 1 million cribs made in China after at least two babies became trapped and died and more than 60 other incidents were reported.

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By Charles Snyder
A majority of Americans appear to support Taiwan becoming a member of the UN, a new opinion poll commissioned by the Government Information Office shows. But the poll, conducted earlier this month, also showed a widespread ignorance of Taiwan among interviewees.

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STILL GOING: Castro has become a prolific writer discussing a wide variety of topics, the latest being the Cold War, in articles published by the state
Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared on state television, looking frail but alert and laughing off speculation he was on his death bed after a long absence from public view.

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Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was expected to be extradited from Chile to Peru yesterday to face trial on charges of corruption and the killing of 25 people by death squads during his rule.

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