Chen takes over DPP leadership
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President Chen Shui-bian, center, Vice President Annette Lu, second left, and Premier Yu Shyi-kun, second right, stump for the DPP's candidates for the upcoming Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races -- Lee Ying-yuan, left, and Frank Hsieh, right, respectively -- during yesterday's DPP party congress.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Nation left with 27 friends after Nauru defection
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PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Flaws in US air war leaving hundreds of civilians dead
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US Marines prepare for a transfer-of-authority ceremony at the US military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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A scholar in a politician's world
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Director-General of the Department of Health Lee Ming-liang tells the Taipei Times Friday that he feels the debate over the Bureau of National Health Insurance's out-patient fees has become too politicized.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Minister of education gets an `A' for political acumen
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Minister of Education Huang Jong-tsun is regarded as a skilled politician.
TAIPEI TIMES FILE PHOTO
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Taiwan may go `own way': Chen
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Flag-bearers march on stage during the DPP's National Party Congress yesterday at the Taipei International Convention Center.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Property market looks up for buyers
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Billy Yen, the general manager of Debenham Tie Lung International Property Advisers, talks about how private auctions could eventually win out over real estate brokers for people buying homes in Taiwan.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Recession brings on the blues
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Wendell Holmes and UBlues perform at the UBlues Fest 2002 in Singapore, Sunday. The city-state is looking to ease the pain of its worst recession in 37 years with its first blues music festival.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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