Getting down and dirty
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Action from races held last year by the 4x4 Association of Taiwan ROC.
PHOTO COURTESY OF 4X4 ASSOCIATION OF TAIWAN ROC
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Chen Chin-chu
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Gilligan's resignation from BBC ends feud
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A file photo taken on Aug. 12 shows BBC correspondent Andrew Gilligan followed by photographers as he arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
PHOTO: AFP
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Thaksin calls on Thais to eat chicken
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra eats a chicken wing at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Bangkok on Jan. 31. As a deadly bird flu virus appeared to be spreading toward Thailand's southern tourist hot spots, Thaksin urged Thais to eat chicken, saying cooked poultry was perfectly safe.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lawmakers approve Iraq mission
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A soldier guards the entrance of a camp in Asahikawa, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Financing scandal rocks French politics
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Former French Prime minister Alain Juppe, center left, is surrounded by security guards as he arrives at court in Nanterre near Paris on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Khatami: `deadlock' has arrived
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Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani leads weekly prayers at Tehran University Friday. Rafsanjani said in his sermon that both sides should exercise caution and called for a large turnout for the elections.
PHOTO: AFP
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Thirteen die in attacks in northern Iraq
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An Iraqi street vendor makes sweets in the al-Khadhem district in Baghdad on Friday. Muslims in Iraq and all over the world buy sweets for the feast of Eid al-Adha. At the same time many Muslims go on pilgrimage to holy sites in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
PHOTO: EPA
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Democrats line up against Bush
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Religion linked to economic growth
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People worshipping in Queens, New York, on this file photo. Two Harvard academics have found that what really stimulates economic growth is whether you believe in an afterlife -- especially hell.
PHOTO: NY TIMES PHOTOS
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Michelle Yeoh does Bangkok
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Michelle Yeoh is thinking of taking a role in a musical for a change from her action roles.
PHOTO: YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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`To understand everything is to pardon everything'
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Throwaway Daughter
By Ting-ying, with William Bell
227 pages
Doubleday Canada
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CD Reviews
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Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde
Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape
Conductor: James Levine
Deutsche Grammophon
DVD 073 004-9
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Hu Nai-Yuan, Violin
EMI 5 57714 2
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Daniel Barenboim 50th
Anniversary Concert Live from the Teatro Colon
2000EMI Classics 5 57416 2
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Gentle Dreams
Julian Lloyd Webber, Cello
Philips 476 1296
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Carving out her own niche in the world of art
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Mary Leu showcases her multi-media talents in this piece of artcraft titled True Love. The rose and its stem and leaves are made from gold. The glass base for the piece was made by the lost-wax cast process.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY LEU ART GALLERY
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Butterfly Dream is hand carved from one section of a box tree. It is 56cm high, 12cm wide and 24cm long.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY LEU ART GALLERY
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Tsai still a cut above the rest
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Folk festivals were one of Chang Tsai's favorite subjects, as in Sir Tiger at the Grand Temple Procession, taken in 1949.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TIVAC
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Sports Briefs
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Riesch scorches the hills
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Maria Riesch of Germany skis on her way to winning the women's Alpine skiing World Cup downhill race in Haus, Austria, Friday. Riesch won the race in a time of one minute 39.30 seconds ahead of Isolde Kostner of Italy and Renate Goetschl of Austria.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Dortmund starts league play with loss
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Schalke's striker Ebbe Sand, center, of celebrates with midfielder Sven Vermant after he scored against Dortmund in the last minute during their Bundesliga match at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Mali advances in the African Cup
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Senegalese El-Hadji Diouf, left, fights for the ball with Kenyan Rober Mambo Randu during their African Nations Cup match in Bizerte, Tunisia. Senegal won 3-0.
PHOTO: AFP
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Henin-Hardenne takes Open
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Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne falls to the court as she celebrates her win in the women's singles final against compatriot Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. It was her third consecutive Grand Slam championship. Henin-Hardenne won in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
PHOTO: AP
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France's Michael Llodra, left, with partner and compatriot Fabrice Santoro after their win over Bob and Mike Bryan of the US in the men's doubles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne, yesterday. The French pair won the title 7-6 6-3.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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