Legislature passes referendum law
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Chinese Nationalist Party Legislator Tseng Tsai Mei-tsuo, center, is held back by her colleagues as she attempts to push down the ``opposition'' button to support Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Trong Chai, who agreed to withdraw his version of the referendum law, in the legislature yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Activists let down as law clears legislature
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Supporters of referendum legislation gather outside the legislature yesterday as lawmakers were reviewing various versions of the proposed law.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Victory goes to blue camp in referendum showdown
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Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and the Taiwan Solidarity Union raise a banner on the legislative floor to show their opposition to the proposals for the Referendum Law put forward by the alliance of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the People First Party (PFP). The banner reads, ``Opposing KMT-PFP birdcage referendum law.''
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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S Korean political scandal enters realm of the bizarre
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South Korean prosecutors remove documents from Hyundai Capital headquarters in Seoul, yesterday. They raided Hyundai Capital, a leasing and lending unit of the country's top auto maker, Hyundai Motor.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Thailand holds debate on legalizing prostitution
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Thai female participants gather to witness an open debate on legalising prostitution in Bangkok, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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US action over Israeli wall said to be ineffective
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A Palestinian girl holding a traditional plant during the Muslem holiday Ed al-Fitr waits for an Israeli soldier to open a gate in the controversial dividing wall in the West Bank vilage of Msha on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Firebrand runs for presidency
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Flanked by fellow opposition leaders Mikhail Saakashvili, left, and Zurab Zhvaniya, right, Georgia's interim president Nino Burdzhanadze speaks to the media in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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What is fueling the rise in Europe's anti-Semitism?
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Theatrical voices make themselves heard
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PHOTO: GEORGE TSRONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwanese queue for a piece of `ART'
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Li Li-chun is bewildered by modern ART.
PHOTO: IAN BARTHOLOMEW, TAIPEI TIMES
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What's love all about, then?
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Wang Po-sen, left, and Kit Chan are looking for love.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SPRING-SUN PRODUCTIONS
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Pop Stop
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Go ahead, ask a dumb question. photo: taipei times
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Don't mess with my Cecilia.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Longing for our lost innocence
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Taiwanese opera fuses with modern dance in Cheng Tzung-long's Similarity.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CKS CULTURAL CENTER
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`Welcome to Taiwan'
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DJ Chozie is back in town and doing a Ministry of Sound tour of the country.
PHOTO: MAX WOODWORTH, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurants: Yu-lin Chicken Leg King ¥ÉªLÂû»L¤j¤ý
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The chicken leg is crispy but not greasy.
PHOTO: YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurants: Yi Cafe
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Chow down on well presented and exceptional buffet grub, or opt for a la carte, at the Far Eastern Plaza's recently opened Yi Cafe.
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Master of the Sea (and the French)
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Master and Commander is a story adapted from two of the novels in Patrick O'Brian's series recounting Jack Aubrey's naval adventures.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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Russell Crowe is the commander of HMS Surprise.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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There's plenty of swashbuckling action in Master and Commander.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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Rusty rackets will clash in Australia
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Mark Philippoussis returns to Lleyton Hewiit during Australia's last practice session in Melbourne before the Davis Cup Final. Australia will face Spain when starting today.
PHOTO: EPA
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Larry Brown has a hard time in Philly
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Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Rush, center, goes up to score past Washington Wizards Jarvis Hayes, right, and Jared Jeffries, left, during the fourth quarter of the Lakers 120-99 win in Los Angeles, Wednesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson prays after being called for a turniover the ball against Detroit during second quarter NBA action in Philadelphia, Wednesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Weekes remains strong in the net
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New York Rangers' Chris Simon, left, lands a punch against Florida Panthers' Grant McNeil during first period action of their game at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, Florida, Wednesday. Both players received 5 minute major penalties for fighting.
PHOTO: EPA
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AC Milan's victory bumps it foreward
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AC Milan' s Andriy Shevchenko, center, is hugged by Filippo Inzaghi, left, and Kaka after opening the score against Ajax Amsterdam during their Group D Champions League match on Wednesday at the Amsterdam ArenA.
PHOTO: EPA
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Stuttgart's Andreas Hinkel, center, in the air with Peter Lovenkrands, left, and Fernando Ricksen of Glasgow Rangers during their Chamions League match in Stuttgart, Wednesday. Stuttgart won the match 1-0.
PHOTO: EPA
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