Minister calls for clean by-election
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A group of legislators from the DPP's Justice Alliance faction yesterday flew to Hualien to campaign for You Ying-lung, in white, is the party's candidate for the Hualien County commissioner by-election.
PHOTO: YANG YI-CHUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tang laments quality of military graduates
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Graduates of a military academy wave their caps after a photo session with President Chen Shui-bian at a graduation ceremony in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lichee inspection runs late
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A vendor yesterday promotes her newly arrived and improved ``glutinous-rice lichees,'' which are cheaper and juicier than the traditional nutlike fruits.
PHOTO: YANG SHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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India-Pakistan border opens cautiously
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Indian Border Security Force personnel stand guard at the India-Pakistan Wagah check post in the northern Indian state of Punjab,yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Di charity freezes its funds
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The Princess Diana Doll and commemorative plate, two of the collectibles made by Franklin Mint.
PHOTO: AP
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Post-war mayhem stirs resentment in capital of Iraq
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A US Army soldier checks an alleged thief for signs of life after he was shot by a private security guard during a house robbery in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad yesterday. Iraqi police, backed by US troops, rushed to a house in a central Baghdad neighborhood after receiving a call that two men had broken into a house and were beating its occupants.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Politicians who lie
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Pushing toward a broader idea of family
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Houston Astros rocket out of the blocks
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Atlanta Braves' Brian Giles, right, looks back at Chicago Cubs second baseman Mark Grudzielanek as Grudzielanek tried to force Giles out at second base on an infield hit by Darren Bragg in the eighth inning of their game in Chicago on Thursday. The Braves defeated the Cubs 13-3.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Els out in front in rainy Scotland
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South African golfer Ernie Els lines up his putt shot on the 17th green on the first day's play of the Scottish Open Golf Championships at Loch Lomond on Thursday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Relieved Armstrong stays out of trouble
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Lance Armstrong leads the pack of riders during the fifth stage of the Tour de France from Troyes to Nevers on Thursday. US Postal team rider Victor Hugo Pena of Colombia retains the leader's yellow jersey.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Sausage slugger gets off with fine
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Guido, the Italian sausage, right, wins in the sausage race at the Pittsburgh Pirates Milwaukee Brewers game in the seventh inning on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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