DPP seeks referendum support
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President Chen Shui-bian, center, prays for victory in his re-election bid at Chungte Temple in Taoyuan County yesterday. Chen's Democratic Progressive Party wants to ensure turnout in the March 20 referendum is high enough for the vote to be considered valid.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen meets with hunger-striker in show of support
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President Chen Shui-bian, right, yesterday shakes hands with former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Lin Yi-hsiung outside the Legislative Yuan to show support for Lin's 240-hour hunger strike to push for halving the number of legislative seats.
PHOTO: YEH CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Wayward cousin eyes Chen's home
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Prospective bidders? No, just supporters of President Chen Shui-bian, visiting the Chen family home in Kuantien township, Tainan County, on Jan. 22 to receive auspicious red envelopes for the Lunar New Year holiday.
TAIPEI TIMES FILE PHOTO
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New Zealand salutes Jackson
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New Zealand newspapers sport front-page stories about the Oscar success of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Man killed in anti-Chavez rally
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A protester shouts slogans across a flaming barricade to soldiers of the National Guard during clashes on Monday in Caracas. With tensions high, militant opponents of President Hugo Chavez set roadblocks ablaze on Monday just hours ahead of an expected decision by Venezuela's electoral council on whether a presidential recall referendum will be held.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chechen refugees face pressure going home
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An unidentified Chechen boy plays with toy pistols in his family's tent in the refugee camp in Karabulak, Ingushetia, on Sunday. Russian officials say Chechnya is stablizing and that it's safe for refugees to return, but misery and fear still afflict the ruined republic.
PHOTO: AP
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Gaza chaos claims Arafat aide
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The daughter of Palestinian journalist Khalil al-Zaben arrives at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after his killing yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Sex warfare breaks out in US election
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Disney ex-directors step up attacks
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A statue of Mickey Mouse by Dallas artist Kermit Eisenhut is cleaned after being placed in the foyer outside the Grand Ballroom at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Monday. The annual Walt Disney Co shareholders' meeting is scheduled for today in Philadelphia.
PHOTO: AP
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Riding the crest of a (long) wave
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Dale Webster drops in on a wave at Doran Beach in Bodega Bay, last Sunday, his 10,407th consecutive day of surfing. It began in September 1975, shortly after Webster and some of his surfing friends moved to Sonoma County from San Diego.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Dale Webster at Doran Beach.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Kiwis take series with South Africa
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South Africa's Lance Klusener, right, dives but was run out for 35 by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum during their match in Napier, New Zealand, yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Emirati Fahd Usman, left, drives the ball while playing against the US in the Six Nations Challenge in Sharjah, UAE, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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West Indies Under 19 cricketer Zamal Khan successfully makes his ground, during the second semi-final match, West Indies against England, of the Under 19 World Cup cricket tournament at The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, yesterday. Khan scored 60 runs as West Indies made 249 runs for the loss of six wickets.
PHOTO: AFP
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Armed guards surround bobbleheads
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Juan Dixon, right, of the Washington Wizards shoots against Jamaal Magloire of the New Orleans Hornets during their game at the MCI Center in Washington, Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Lightning strikes at top
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Nashville Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun stops a Chicago Blackhawks shot with his chest during first period NHL action in Nashville, Tennessee, Monday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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