Japanese poll ushers in two-party system
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, right, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and LDP Secretary-General Shinzo Abe place a rosette on the name of a victorious LDP candidate for the parliamentary elections at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Taipei a porn paradise: councilors
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Taipei City Councilor Wang Shih-chien, right, points at a chart listing the top 10 kinds of businesses that provide sexual services in the city. He accused Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, left, of half-hearted attempts to rein in the sex industry.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, LIBERTY TIMES
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Tang may abandon plan to buy expensive US subs
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Minister of National Defense Tang Yao-ming answers questions from legislators during a budget review meeting of the Legislative Yuan's National Defense Committee yesterday.
PHOTO: YEH CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Saudis pledge to capture al-Qaeda's `perpetrators'
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Destroyed vehicles litter the devastated housing complex on Sunday at the site of Saturday night's attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Israel OKs prisoner swap
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Maatouk Souad, son of First Sergeant Omar Souad, holds a leaflet showing, from left, his father and two other Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas, while waiting for the Israeli Cabinet to approve a prisoner swap in Jerusalem on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Pompeii as an allegory for today's world
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Robert Harris.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Newcastle feels Chelsea's heat
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Ryan Giggs drives in his second goal for Manchester United against Liverpool during their FA Barclaycard Premiership soccer match at Anfield on Sunday.
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Worms turn to surprise NFL top guns
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Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn, left, fends off New York Giants safety Omar Stoutmire as he runs for a 45-yard first quarter touchdown after breaking away from Giants defenders on Sunday at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
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Campbell eclipses Woods, Singh to land first trophy
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Chad Campbell holds the trophy after winning the 2003 Tour Championship .
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