Maker of `Special Report' says VCD series is legal
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Lawyer Johnson Chuang, representing the production company behind the Special Report VCD series, holds a copy of part I of the series, left, and two copies of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's promotional VCDs, right, at a press conference yesterday. Chuang says the Taipei City Government's clampdown on the Special Report series is illegal.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bush and Blair united as activists prepare to protest
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PHOTO: AP
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Twin explosions in Istanbul kill at least 26
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Water spews from the HSBC building in Istanbul after it was hit in a string of explosions in the city yesterday killing at least 26 people.
PHOTO: AFP
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Iruan's uncle asks Annette Lu's help to keep him here
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Iruan Ergui Wu yesterday presented a letter in his own handwriting to Vice President Annette Lu. The letter reads: ``Dear Vice President Lu. It's Ergui Wu. Thank you for visiting me. Please help me stay in Taiwan. I don't want to go back to Brazil. I am doing fine in Taiwan. Everybody cares about me and loves me. I want to stay here and will go back to Brazil when I grow up. Please help me. Thank you.''
PHOTO: LIBERTY TIMES
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Scientists find new whale species
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This file photo shows a rare species of whale aboard a ship in the Pacific ocean. Japanese researchers say they have uncovered a previously unidentified species of whale.
PHOTO: AFP
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Truck bomb attack kills five in Kirkuk
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Romanian soldiers speak to an Iraqi civilian on Wednesday at a checkpoint close to a Dutch military base in Samawa, 270kms south of Baghdad. The US-led coalition has offered a bounty of up to US$10 million for Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former vice chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, as they seek to track down loyalists to former president Saddam Hussein who are believed to be behind the recent wave of attacks on allied soldiers and local leaders cooperating with the coalition.
PHOTO:AFP
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Police wait for Jackson to surrender
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Michael Jackson is seen during a tour of the Houses of Parliment in London in this June 14 file photo. He now faces several child-molestation charges in California.
PHOTO: AP
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Anti-gay groups fume over judgment
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Mike Holland, left, and his partner, Jim Gatteau, drape themselves with an American flag during a rally supporting gay marriage on Tuesday in San Francisco, California.
PHOTO: AFP
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Protests loom in Georgia
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Supporters of the Revival party, who oppose calls for President Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation, hold a rally in front of the parliament in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kennedy more style than substance
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Japan is No. 1 Beaujolais importer
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A Japanese customer tastes the 2003 vintage Beaujolais Nouveau wine at a Tokyo department store yesterday as the embargo of the wine was removed at midnight. A total of 7.2 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau wine are expected to be imported to Japan this year.
PHOTO: AFP
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Looking back on China's classical music
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Cosmic order and corporeal beauty are on display in Whirl Around.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEO-CLASSIC DANCE THEATER
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Sodigans Drink Wine is a humorous and athletic dance with a strong Central-Asian flavor.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEO-CLASSIC DANCE THEATER
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Face the terror at Taiwan's Fear Challenge 2003
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Wanna get a case of the fear? Sign up to compete on AXN's Fear Challenge.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AXN TAIWAN
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Pop Stop
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Faye Wong looks perky despite disappointing sales.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Little S, left, and sister Big S have grown up a lot recently.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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'Already seen' local theater troupe
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The four dodgy protagonists of Deja Vu line up like suspects.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE CREATIVE SOCIETY
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Restaurants: Kan Pai Yakiniku Restaurant °®ªM
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Kan Pai is cool the way Hard Rock Cafe was 20 years ago.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurants: La Terrasse Äɧ{¤pÀ]
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The golden colors of duck leg confit stimulate the appetite.
PHOTO: BY YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Spanking new Bad Daughter
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Bad Daughter will play The Wall tomorrow night with LTK and Thedaymakers.
PHOTO: MAX WOODWORTH, TAIPEI TIMES
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An atypical night of typical pinot
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Bottles of wine, ripe for the tasting, at Le Somellier in Tienmu.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LE SOMELLIER
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Seeking the smoking gun in American violence
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Michael Moore's film, Bowling for Columbine', tackles America's love affair with guns and the violence that is that passion's corollary.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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The 'burbs never looked so unsettling
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Abusive parents and misguided kids make Ken Park a standard Harmony Korine and Larry Clark movie.
PHOTO COURTESY OF IMOVIE
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NJ Devils escape punishment
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Jordin Tootoo, left, of the Predators checks Time Gleason of the Kings during their game in LA's Staples Center, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Lakers free-throw Knicks to death as Sixers surge
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Dwayne Wade, center, of the Miami Heat attempts a layup against Qyntel Woods, left, and Vladimir Stepania of the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Latvia knocks out Turkey
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Turkey Emre Belozoglu, left, battles against Imants Bleidis of Latvia at Besiktas Inonu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, during their Euro 2004 second-leg match. The match ended in a draw, qualifying Latvia for the finals.
PHOTO: AP
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All Blacks win their consolation match
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The All Blacks, from left, Jerry Collins, Doug Howlett, Leon MacDonald, Joe Rokocoko and Mils Muliaina perform the Haka before their playoff match against France at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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A New Zealand fan with a silver fern face-painting before the third place play-off match in the Rugby World Cup, yesterday. The All Blacks won the match France 40-13.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Jeev Singh leads after first round of open
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England's Justin Rose tees off on the 8th hole during the first day of the US$300,000 Acer Taiwan Open, yesterday, in Taoyuan.
PHOTO: AP
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