Legislature rejects referendum bill
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Legislators from the DPP, KMT and TSU celebrate the passage of legislation governing stipends for senior citizens yesterday.
PHOTO: LUO PEI-TEH, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bush promises to `reveal the truth' on Iraq's arms
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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UN envoy insists on seeing Suu Kyi
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PHOTO: REUTERS
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Death for Vietnamese gang leader
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Defendants and police in Vietnam's biggest corruption trial sit in court awaiting the verdict, yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City. Some of the defendants include several former high-ranking communist officials, including a vice minister of public security, the director of state radio and a vice national chief prosecutor.
PHOTO: AP
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Tribal sheikhs hold a key role in Iraq
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A local woman asks US soldiers, ``is this your liberation!?'' as they conduct a house-to-house search for weapons in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Prime ministers pursue a separate peace
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In this handout picture from the White House, President Bush, seated at right, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, bottom left, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, top left, discuss the Middle East peace process during their trilateral meeting in Aqaba, Jordan, on Wednesday, accompanied other officials.
PHOTO: AP
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Toronto SARS nurses at risk: expert
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Registered respiratory therapist Jacob Krygier displays a protective suit that is worn when performing any high-risk procedure on a SARS patient at his hospital in Toronto.
PHOTO:CP
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Financial innovations soften capitalism's bite
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Martha Stewart quits after indictment
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PHOTO: AP
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Join the team
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Taiwan's Renegade Province Ultimate Frisbee team enjoys a spin.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL MCMANUS
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Indulging in fluffy love games
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Wu Mi-sen explores the questions posed by falling in love in many of his films.
PHOTO COURTESY OF WU MI-SEN
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Taipei's new boy on the diplomatic block
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Gordon Slaven.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Gallant puppets cross swords in classic tale
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Puppet Master Liao Wen-ho with two characters from his up-coming performance of The Master Swordsman.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LIAO WEN-HO PUPPET TROUPE
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Chen plays Woodstock once more
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Gary Chen takes it easy at his newly reopened old bar, Woodstock.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Reaching out for an alternative audience
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The Dance of Light Troupe performs Percussion Dance.
PHOTO: VICO LEE, TAIPEI TIMES
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CD reviews¡@
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Restaurant: Kiss Pizza (¦N¤h©ÜÂÄ)
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Kiss Pizza's Calzone.
PHOTO: BY YU SEN-LUN
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Restaurant: The Brass Monkey (»ÉµU¤l)
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The Brass Monkey's BBQ chicken pizza.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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What not to do when a sniper is calling the shots
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Colin Farrell and Radha Mitchell go through the motions .
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX
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Colin Farrell lacks the magnetism of a major screen presence.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX
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Observing the inner workings of a rabbit
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Drew Barrymore's company produced Donnie Darko, in which she appears.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HUACHAN
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He's a big rabbit, but does that make him crazy?
PHOTO COURTESY OF HUACHAN
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Toyota about to be in NASCAR events
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Ryan Newman, front, hold off a charge by Jeff Gordon during the MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 Winston Cup NASCAR race on June 1. The entry of Japan-based Toyota Motor Co into American stock-car racing is being taken seriously by competitors in the US.
PHOTO: AP
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Elephants right fielder named Player of the Month
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Peng Cheng-ming was the unanimous choice among the members of the Chinese Baseball Writers Association for the Offensive Player of Month.
PHOTO: FILE PHOTO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sosa waits for word from commissioner
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Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, left, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Jeremi Gonzalez watch batting practice from the outfield at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Wednesday. Sosa was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Devil Rays for having a corked bat.
PHOTO: AP
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Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa shatters his bat against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Sosa was ejected after umpires found cork in his shattered bat.
PHOTO: AP
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S Korea's Pak Se-ri says she's hungry to be No. 1
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2002 LPGA Championship winner Pak Se-ri of South Korea drives the ball during practice for the 2003 LPGA Championship at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday. Tournament play began yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Robinson turns up heat on Nets
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Tony Parker, center, of the San Antonio Spurs drives to the basket over Jason Kidd, left, and Richard Jefferson, right, of the New Jersey Nets during the first half of game one of the NBA Finals at the SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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David Robinson of the Spurs celebrates during the second half of Game 1.
PHOTO: AFP
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Costa beats Robredo in five sets
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Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero volleys to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in a quarterfinal match of the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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