Controversial lawmaker faces DPP flak
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Chi-fang with a headband reading ``Hunger Strike'' vows to fast till tomorrow to protest against what he called unfair TV reports by Formosa TV, in the FTV building yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Balancing human rights and security
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Eric Metcalfe
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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American frigate ends historic visit
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Seamen aboard the USS Vandergrift say goodbye to a Vietnamese official as the ship prepares to leave the dock at Saigon Port in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.
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Search for bombers stepped up
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Relatives of HSBC Bank blast victim Ahmet Dama mourn over his Turkish flag-draped coffin during a funeral ceremony in Istanbul on Friday. Turkey was rocked on Thursday by twin suicide bomb attacks in Istanbul which killed 29 people.
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Bush offers no sweeteners to Blair
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US President George W. Bush, left, walks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Myrobella, Blair's constituency home in County Durham, on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Michael Jackson's friends aghast
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Joanne Muk, 4, of Singapore touches Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Getting rid of emotional poison in the office
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Brazil calls Miami talks `stage-setting'
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A US Embassy security officer looks at corn strewn on the ground, thrown by members of the Rural Landless Workers' Movement (MST), in front of the US Embassy's gate, during a protest in Brasilia, Brazil on Friday. The MST were protesting against the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, or FTAA.
PHOTO: AP
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Pepsi ad campaign zooms in on food
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The cola wars are taking an unusual twist as the Pepsi-Cola Company introduces its first campaign in years meant to offer rational reasons to drink its flagship beverage rather than intangible emotional ones. The campaign, which gets under way today, carries the theme ''Pepsi. It's the cola.'' In this television commercial by BBDO Worldwide, a young girl dressed as a hot dog finds romance with a young boy dressed as a can of Pepsi.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Nowhere to call home
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Humor and tragedy found in Mao's absurdist nightmare
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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
By Yu Hua
Pantheon Books
268 pages
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Casting light on the Sino-French War
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A comprehensive collection of artifacts from the Sino-French War at the National Taiwan Museum enlightens a critical event in late-Qing history.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL TAIWAN MUSEUM
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CD Reviews
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Ocean Colour Scene
Anthology, Island
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The Strokes
Room on Fire, RCA
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Wesley Willis & The Dragnews
Greatest Hits Volume 3, Alternative Tentacles
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Travis
12 Memories
Independiente
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Mysteries of ancient Egypt unveiled
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The paintings on this sarcophagus detail the life of a wealthy priest who lived between 1,500 and 1,000 BC.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CKS ART GALLERY.
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Indiana paces the NBA with win
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Nuggets center Marcus Camby, bottom front, scoops up a loose ball in front of Wizards center Brendan Haywood, bottom back, and forward Jared Jeffries, top, in the fourth quarter of their game in Denver on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Woods struggles but team keeps lead
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Charles Howell III plays from the 16th bunker during his foursome match with Tiger Woods at the Fancourt Links Club in George, South Africa, Friday. Woods and Howell beat Tim Clark and Retief Goosen 1 up.
PHOTO: EPA
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Mallon, Davies lead ADT
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Grace Park of South Korea tees off during the Championship at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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American speedskater gets death threat
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Apolo Anton Ohno competes in the ISU World Cup in Calgary, on Oct. 18.
PHOTO: AP
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England wins Cup
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England players celebrate with the Webb Ellis trophy after beating Australia 20-17 in the World Cup final in Sydney, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Jason Robinson scores England's first try during the Rugby World Cup final at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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English winger Ben Cohen is tackled by David Lyons of the Wallabies, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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England's Jonny Wilkinson, center, is tacked by Wallabies' Elton Flatley, right, andf Stephen Larkham during the Rugby World Cup Final, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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