Chen says KMT has `democracy phobia'
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After President Chen Shui-bian gives a speech at a seminar held by the DPP to celebrate its 17th anniversary yesterday morning, two supporters approach the president and urge him to push the draft referendum law forward. Their banner reads ``Referendum against the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant.''
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Forum examines global volunteerism, the IT industry and improving the world
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International Association for Volunteer Effort World President Liz Burns making a speech at the forum yesterday.
PHOTO: NCHC
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Senegal mourns victims of horror
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A man prays at the Mbao cemetery in Dakar, during a ceremony to pay homage to the victims of the Joola ferry which sank off Senegalese coast a year ago.
PHOTO: AFP
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Stop the killing, Quartet urges
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Palestinian men wait for taxis at concrete barricades near the West Bank village of Sawakre on Friday. The barricades are part of the separation wall Israeli is buiding to keep out suicide bombers.
PHOTO: AP
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Oppressed by political correctness
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Putin plugs Lukoil's Iraq deals
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, enjoys a Krispy Kreme doughnut and coffee with Senator Charles Schumer from New York as Putin visits the first New York gas station of the Russian company Lukoil, Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Capitalism intensifies class divisions in Afghanistan
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An unidentified Afghan woman dressed in a traditional burqa, a head-to-toe coverall, holds a boy's hand as they cross one of Kabul's busy streets on Wednesday. The number of cars in Kabul skyrocketed after the ouster of the Taliban in 2001 and traffic jams are frequent.
PHOTO: AP
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US Bureau of Engraving and Printing spends US$33m on US$20
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Jackson's facelift.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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The same as it ever was
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PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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A bird caught in the early morning light on Ya Kou.
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The view toward Taichung.
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The 1,400-year-old "divine tree."
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Forest ranger Chad Lin keeps an eye on the park.
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Sunrise breaks over Da Shuer Shan.
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A trail through the park.
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Heavenly Lake.
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Trees damaged by forest fire.
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Flowers are left by the side of Heavenly Lake as offerings to a range of Gods.
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Online gaming hits home
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Karma online is one of the first-person shooter game that Aozora is promoting.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AOZORA
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Ro Online is one of the tops sellers in Taiwan at the moment.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SOFT-WORD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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The first book in Taiwan introducing the country's on-line gaming industry.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL FU
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Two perspectives on life through the prism of death
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
By Mitch Albom
196 pages
Hyperion
Bleachers
By John Grisham
163 pages
Doubleday
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Changing times and tastes
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Prey by Daniel Lee.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HOME GALLERY
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A panel from the All in My head series of paintings by Walasse Ting.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HOME GALLERY
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Distinguishing the difference between sound and melody
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Victorian Soundscapes
By John Picker
220 pages
Oxford University Press
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Aboriginal works of art from Canada
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Top, Snake Sun by Norval Morrisseau. Above, The Frog and the Rabbit, by Jackson Beardy.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF WINNIPEG ART GALLERY
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Daniel leads Safeway Classic
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American Cristie Kerr plays a bunker shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the Safeway Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon, Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Arsenal rises in standings after victory
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Arsenal's Thierry Henry, right, gives Newcaslte's Kieron Dyer the slip during their match at Highbury Stadium in London, Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Tigers near most unenviable record
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Florida Marlins' catcher Ivan Rodriguez, left, and pitcher Ugueth Urbina celebrate the final out and the teams' win over the New York Mets to clinch the National League Wild Card spot at Pro Player Stadium In Miami, Florida, Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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