OFFICIAL TITLE?: The Mainland Affairs Council chairwoman said that how Ma Ying-jeou would be addressed when he meets China’s top negotiator was being discussed
By Ko Shu-ling, Mo Yan-chih And Flora Wang
Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan (賴幸媛) said yesterday that no secret deals would be signed during the meeting between the top negotiators from both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Taipei next month.

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Democratic Senator Barack Obama geared up yesterday to deliver a presidential-style address to the nation on the final stretch of his White House campaign against Senator John McCain. Upping the pace to an intense new level six days before next Tuesday’s election, Obama was to hold his first joint rally with former president Bill Clinton at a midnight event in Orlando, Florida.

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By Shelley Huang And Jimmy Chuang
Four bakeries yesterday filed a civil lawsuit against New Tai Milk Productions (台紐乳品股份有限公司) for compensation, claiming the company’s import and sale of milk powder tainted with melamine had a serious impact on their business.

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A powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan before dawn yesterday, killing at least 160 people, destroying mud homes and sending survivors screaming into the streets in panic.

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‘IMPROPER’: The Democratic Progressive Party slammed the government’s choice, saying that during a visit to China he had not even dared to use the country’s name
By Ko Shu-ling
Former vice president Lien Chan (連戰) will represent President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) at the APEC Forum in Peru next month.

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