Campaigning begins in earnest
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Supporters wave banners showing DPP candidate Chen Shui-bian and his running mate Annette Lu, at the party's campaign headquarters in Taipei on the first day of official campaigning.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Soong unveils policy on Aborigines
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Independent presidential candidate James Soong, center, standing next to his running mate Chang Chao-hsiung, holds the hand of an Aboriginal man cheering at a rally focused on Aborigines yesterday in Taipei.
PHOTO: AP
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Methods, not the goals, that are at fault
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Illustration: Mountain People
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`Don't Sweat the Small Stuff' author visits Taipei
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US author Richard Carlson, right, meets with Buddhist master Shung Yen, head of the Dharma Drum Mountain Society, during his visit to Taipei as a guest of the Government Information Office and the 8th Taipei International Book Exhibition. The two talked about religion, zen, the 921 earthquake and international relations.
PHOTO: LIBERTY TIMES
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A mini-vacation
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The Window on China is a quick way to get "reunited" with the mainland, offering more than 130 miniature models of mainland attractions reduced to 1/25 their original size.
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The original Great Wall of China is the only man-made object that can be easily viewed from outer space.
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The Shihmen Reservoir is best visited after a typhoon, when water shooting off its cement apron creates a waterfall effect.
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The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
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Challenging Gutenberg's legacy
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Chen Lung-bin chips away at the faded pages of discarded books such as the bulky Manhattan telephone directory, trashy hardcover novels and glossy magazines to form life-size three-dimensional human figures.
PHOTO: SUSAN KENDZULAK
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Layers of paper and paint reveal imagery slowly. Chen's work acts as a seduction and a frustration of desire simultaneously.
PHOTO: SUSAN KENDZULAK
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