Chen proposes two new referendums
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President Chen Shui-bian holds up a heart-shaped prayer card to express his gratitude for people's support at the Democratic Progressive Party's ``Faith and Union'' event at Tainan Industrial Park last night. Chen also proposed holding two new referendums in December.
PHOTO:CHU PEI-YA, TAIPEI TIMES
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Blue camp wants to rally on eve of inauguration
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Riot police advance on demonstrators as they break up a huge protest over last month's controversial election on Saturday in Taipei.
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Hostile protesters attack journalists
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Protesters attack Huang Hsin-hao of Era News at Saturday's demonstration at the Presidential Office.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-TEH, TAIPEI TIMES
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Mr. Smiles and Sunshine feels the political pressure
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Central Election Commission Chairman Huang Shih-cheng, known for his cheerful personality, makes a habit of smiling at press conferences.
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Chen Tsai-fu takes the fall for assassination attempt
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Chief bodyguard Chen Tsai-fu, left, escorts President Chen Shui-bian, right, as the president presides over the Democratic Progressive Party's Central Executive Committee meeting in Taipei yesterday.
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Former dissident steps into post as foreign minister
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Mark Chen confirms that he will take over as foreign minister, at a press conference in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: YEH CHI-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tamil Tigers declare 2-day truce
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Sivapradasha Malasuri, a cadre from the breakaway faction of the Tamil Tiger rebels, sits with her mother at her side as she recovers from injuries sustained from a land mine, at the General Hospital in Batticaloa, eastern Sri Lanka, on Saturday. The main Tamil Tiger rebel group claimed yesterday it had regained control of some areas where a renegade guerrilla faction was based and would allow civilians to return to their homes to celebrate the Buddhist and Hindu New Year.
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Iraq mess blamed on US' zeal
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Iraqi Shiite worshippers flagellate themselves yesterday in the holy Muslim city of Karbala for the ``Arbaeen,'' the 40th day after the commemoration of the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who is widely revered among Shiites and whose tomb is in Karbala's city center.
PHOTO: AFP
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Weary Israelis heading for greener pastures
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Soldiers make their way through Israeli citizens in the divided West Bank city on Thursday. Virtually everyone in Israel knows someone who has been injured or killed in the violence, and many people have two passports, ``just in case.''
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Freedom means nothing without security
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Sony boss: Taiwan remains important
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Sony president Kunitake Ando laughs during an interview in Taipei.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Opium flourishes once more
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Across Afghanistan, opium cultivation is surging. Officials are predicting that land under poppy cultivation will rise by 30 percent or more this year, possibly yielding a record crop. Sharecroppers in Badakshan province, Afghanistan, who have planted poppies for the first time this year.
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Chelsea now struggles for second place
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Chelsea's Geremi, center, vies for the ball with Middlesbrough's Massimo MacCarone, left, during their match at Stamford Bridge in London, Saturday.
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Carl Cort, left, of Wolverhampton, battles Manchester City's Richard Dunne during their match on Saturday.
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Brewster TKOs Wladimir Klitschko
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Wladimir Klitschko, right, hits Lamon Brewster during their fight for the WBO heavyweight championship in Las Vegas, Saturday. Brewster won with a TKO.
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Red Wings fly ahead of Predators
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Keith Primeau, left, of the Philadelphia Flyers, looks to control the puck as goalie Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils guards the net during Game 2 of round one of the Stanley Cup playoffs at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday.
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Mickelson, DiMarco now share lead
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Tiger Woods watches his shot from a bunker near the 13th hole during the third round of the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, Saturday.
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Chris DiMarco watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, Saturday.
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