MALPRACTICE: Chu Hsiu-lang says her hospital bungled a test that would have revealed her fetus had Down's syndrome, thereby denying her the option of an abortion
By Irene Lin
Eight years ago she was unable to abort her ill-developed baby due to the malpractice of her hospital, and now she is fighting for redress to her right of choice.

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US STOPOVER: The president arrived yesterday in Houston for a two-day stopover, where he will meet with members of Congress and cheer on the famed baseball team
By Lin Chieh-yu
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) finished his 16-day Latin American diplomatic tour and arrived in Houston, Texas yesterday for a two- day stopover. Officials say he plans to see a baseball game at Enron Field today and was to be greeted by US House Majority Whip Tom Delay.

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MILITARY RESTRUCTURING: Laws that would streamline the military's administrative structure have been met with resistance by those whose power would be usurped
By Brian Hsu
When the the Defense Law (國邡法) and the Ministry of Defense Organizational Law (國邡部組織法) were originally passed in January last year, the bills were seen as milestones in a long-overdue reform of the military command structure.

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A Taiwan-born American naval officer will become a spokeswoman for the US Pacific Command starting in July, military sources announced on Friday.

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Over 100 laid-off workers from the China Times (中國時報) are planning a protest tomorrow in Taipei, local media reported yesterday.

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Chao Chien-min (趙建銘), the president's future son-in-law, said yesterday that he was "baffled" over recent rumors that he had used privilege to avoid a medical internship in Yilan County and to drive an official car bearing a presidential office pass.

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MILITARY REACTION: A defense source says the group is in response to China's military exercise being held on Dongshan island, but others say they are `routine'
By Brian Hsu
A US aircraft carrier battle group is now approaching Taiwan, having moved into seas around 350 nautical miles off Taiwan's eastern coast by Friday night, a defense source told the Taipei Times yesterday.

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