Election rivals sign on for March battle
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President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu are welcomed by supporters as they arrive at the Central Election Commission yesterday to register their candidacy for the presidential election.
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Kerry leads the pack in Democrat nomination race
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Democratic presidential hopeful Senator John Kerry celebrates in Seattle after winning victories in five of the seven states holding primaries or caucuses on Sunday.
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Cabinet approves Chen's topics
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Premier Yu Shyi-kun gestures as he speaks during a press conference yesterday to explain his plans for organizing the March 20 referendum.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bomb hoaxer in custody
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Bomb-threat suspect Chu Tsung-yun is accompanied by arresting officers in Taipei yesterday.
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Bird-flu death count increases to 14
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A veterinary worker sprays disinfectant on sacks containing slaughtered chickens transported on a tractor before they are thrown into a big pit for burying at Co Dong village in the northern province of Ha Tay, Vietnam, yesterday. The bird flu outbreak has been spreading in 53 of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities.
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Bali delegate predicts more attacks
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Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer talks to journalists during a press conference in Bali yesterday.
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Sharon reveals his priorities and fears
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Palestinian youths ride horses under the scrutiny of an Israeli army tower near destroyed buildings outside the Gaza Strip Israeli settlement of Netzarim. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Tuesday he is determined to remove some Jewish settlements despite fierce opposition.
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Islamic pilgrims debate forgiveness for militants
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Iranian women pilgrims on Monday perform a symbolic stoning of the devil as they throw pebbles at a pillar in Mina, just outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia, during the annual Muslim pilgrimage or hajj.
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Five from seven: Kerry takes control
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US Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry shakes hands with supporters at a rally in Spokane, Washington on Tuesday.
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Chirac ally holds on, despite conviction
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UMP party chief Alain Juppe reads a French daily with the headline ``Chirac faces Juppe earthquake'' as his car passes by the Invalides square in Paris on Tuesday.
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India-the next Asian tiger
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Ryanair takes on `evil empire'
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A Ryanair jet sits on the tarmac at Belgium's Charleroi airport on Tuesday, as the European Commission ruled that the airline has to repay a part of an incentive package.
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'Dr Frankenstein' alive and well in China
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Dissection experts prepare bodies at the Von Hagens Plastination factory in Dalian, China.
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German anatomist Hunther von Hagens uses the facility to process bodies for his controversial Body Worlds exhibitions, which have drawn crowds of protesters along with millions of vistors worldwide.
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Reyes shoots the Gunners
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Middlesbrough's Gareth Southgate, right, tackles David Bentley of Arsenal during a League Cup semifinal at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, Tuesday.
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LeBron not an All-Star
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard LeBron James, right, drives against Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton during the second quarter in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Tuesday.
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Boston celebrates Patriots
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Patriots fans cheer during a victory parade in Boston, Massachusetts, Tuesday. Over a million fans came out to celebrate their team's Super Bowl XXXVIII win.
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