Controversial victory for Chen
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President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu announce their victory in yesterday's presidential election at the Democratic Progressive Party's campaign headquarters in Taipei last night.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pakistani troops resume assault
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An unidentified tribesman comforts young villagers Haseena, 10, left, and her sister Asmeena, 2, hurt by shells during a battle between the Pakistani army and suspected al-Qaeda militants, at a hospital in Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan, on Friday. The Pakistani army is using heavy artillery and helicopters to combat terrorists hiding along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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Twelve-year-old boy dies from bird flu in Vietnam
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Chicken sellers are seen at their makeshift stall in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. A 12-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Vietnam, a medical official said yesterday.
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Spaniards hold anti-war rallies
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Spaniards observe the candles and messages placed around the main hall of the Atocha railway station in Madrid, Spain, on Friday. One week after the train bombings that killed over 200 people and wounded more than 1,800, the once boisterous capital of Spain is in silence and struggles to get back to normality.
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NATO reinforcements rush to Kosovo
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A general view of Serb village of Svinjare near Mitrovica, Kosovo, on Friday where houses are set on fire. The ongoing violence in Kosovo amounts to ''ethnic cleansing,'' a top NATO officer said Friday, warning that the alliance will not allow it to continue.
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Bush boosts war as `good for Iraqis, world'
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Protesters wearing masks of US President George Bush, left, and Australian Prime Minister John Howard, right, joke as they sit on a mock weapon of mass destruction outside the US consulate during an anti-war rally in Sydney yesterday. Thousands of protesters marched in Australian cities to mark the first anniversary of the Iraq war, calling for an end to the US military occupation.
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`Cronyism' identified at Coca-Cola
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A student at Riverwood High School in Sandy Springs, Georgia, buys a can of coke after school. Analysts and investors fear the elderly members of the board that will select Coca-Cola's new chairman and CEO are out of touch with today's business environment.
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Lawyers say China faces hard slog in WTO against US
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A man looks at computers on sale at a shop in Beijing's Zhongguancun area, also known as China's Silicon Valley, on Friday. The US filed a complaint to the WTO over China's preferential tax policies toward domestic producers of semiconductors used in electronic consumer goods such as computers and mobile phones.
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Voters cast ballots with their hearts and minds
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Supporters of President Chen Shui-bian watch preliminary election results displayed on digital screens in front of the Democratic Progressive Party campaign headquarters yesterday, in Taipei.
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Polling station staff watch a resident cast his vote during the presidential election in Taipei.
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Supporters of Taiwan's opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) celebrate the initial results in the presidential election in Taipei.
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Kiwis post highest score in recent tests
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New Zealand batsman Jacob Oram, left, cuts a ball away as South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher looks on during the third day of the second test match, at Eden Park in Auckland, yesterday. New Zealand is 584-8 at stumps giving them a lead of 288 runs over South Africa.
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The Red Sox lineup battles injuries
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates during their spring training game in Fort Myers, Florida, Friday.
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New Jersey's Kidd put on injured list
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Jonathan Bender, right, of the Indiana Pacers blocks, a shot by Sacramento's Chris Webber during first half action of the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, Friday.
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Chicago Bulls' Eddy Curry, left, attempts to shoot against Toronto Raptors' Vince Carter, behind, and Chris Bosh during second half of their game in Toronto, Friday.
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Devils inch toward playoff berth
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New Jersey Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur takes a break from his game with the Montreal Canadiens in the third period in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Friday.
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Campaign Special (Results ) - Chen overcomes the odds
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Central Election Commission Chairman Huang Shih-cheng yesterday evening officially announces the results of the presidential election.
PHOTO: TANG PIN-CHAO. TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( Results) - North holds few surprises as vote goes to blue camp
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A man in Taipei City smokes while watching TV screens showing the election results coming in yesterday.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( Results ) - Southern Taiwan goes green
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The grandchildren of Li Han, 103, help her to cast a referendum ballot in Tainan County yesterday.
PHOTO: LIU WAN-CHUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( The Victors) - `Nation needs to stick together'
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Crowds of cheering supporters of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu gather outside the pan-green camp's Taoyuan campaign headquarters after Chen and Lu were declared winners in yesterday's presidential election.
PHOTO: LUO CHENG-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Supporters of President Chen Shui-bian that gathered in front of the DPP's election campaign headquarters in Taipei were overjoyed yesterday when they heard that Chen had been re-elected.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( The Vanquished ) - Lien calls election unfair, demands a recount
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KMT-PFP alliance supporters last night mourn their candidates' loss.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( The Vanquished ) - How the blue camp lost the election
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KMT Chairman Lien Chan, middle, tells supporters last night that he would go to court to have the election result declared invalid.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( What's Next ) - Chen's election victory a boost for Taiwan's identity
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President Chen Shui-bian, third right, and the Democratic Progressive Party's ``five tigers'' responsible for campaign strategy, from right, DPP Secretary-General Chang Chun-hsiung, Premier Yu Shyi-kun, Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh, Taipei County Commissioner Su Tseng-chang and Secretary-General to the Presidential Office Chiou I-jen, greet a Taichung rally last Sunday. The five men will have the most to gain within the party hierarchy following Chen's election victory.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, fifth right, chief of the pan-blue alliance's Taichung campaign headquarters, leads his team to apologize to supporters for yesterday's election defeat.
PHOTO: LIAO YAO-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( Shooting ) - Police search for one gunman
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A staff member of the Criminal Investigation Bureau stands behind a display of evidence collected as part of the investigation into Friday's assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annettu Lu.
PHOTO: HUANG TUN-SHUO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( Shooting ) - Chi Mei administration dismisses conspiracy theories
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Lin Hung-jung, director of Chi Mei Hospital's emergency department, yesterday shows reporters the medical records of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu yesterday to refute claims that the records had been falsified.
PHOTO: WANG YU-TING, TAIPEI TIMES
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President Chen Shui-bian showed few signs of discomfort yesterday as he waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in Minchu Elementary School in Taipei. Chen was surrounded by security guards, some of them armed.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( Referendum ) - Military purchases will continue despite vote
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An 87-year-old woman in Keelung City, northern Taiwan, casts her referendum ballot yesterday.
PHOTO: LU HSIEN-HSIU, TAIPEI TIMES
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Campaign Special ( Referendum ) - China wins as referendum fails
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Chen Kuo-ho, the borough chief of Yingming borough in Kaohsiung City, along with some local residents, protests yesterday at a voting station after electoral workers refused to allow voters who forgot to vote for the referendum to re-enter the station.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Voting strengthened the nation's identity, but the referendum added little
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Campaign Special ( Business Community ) - Share investors suddenly have to hold their breath
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The TAIEX closed up 28.06 points at 6,815.09 Friday, a day before the election, but analysts said investors may be cautious when the stock market opens tomorrow, following statements by Chinese Nationalist Party leader Lien Chan that the election was unfair and needs to be annulled.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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