DPP figures trade blows
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Democratic Progressive Party caucus whip Tsai Huang-liang, left, and caucus leader Lee Chun-yee speak at a press conference yesterday on dissenting opinion within the party over constitutional amendments.
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Ministry shrugs off gripes about helicopter patrols
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A police helicopter monitors traffic over one of the toll stations along the Sun Yat-sen Freeway yesterday as part of a new enforcement plan which, police claim, aims to protect the rights of safe drivers.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-TEH, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pakistan seeks public aid on terror
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A Pakistani Muslim student tidies up books in the room of one of his teachers following a police raid in Islamabad on Tuesday. Top al-Qaeda operatives have fled sanctuaries near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan to cities and other countries after army raids, President Pervez Musharraf was reported as saying on Tuesday.
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Israel kills seven in attack on Hamas activist
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The father of nine-year-old Palestinian boy Khaled al-Osta, who is working as a paramedic, cries over the body of his son killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday.
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Bush, on campaign trail, touts missile defense plan
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US President George W. Bush speaks at a campaign rally in Hedgesville, West Virginia, Tuesady.
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Nader shows up the Democrats, again
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Kirsten Richardson, hauls a load of food across a stream of frigid water on her way home in remote Alaska.
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The cooks of McCarthy and Kennicott get down to business.
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Red Sox edge past Toronto Blue Jays
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Fans at Fenway Park in Boston react as Red Sox third baseman Bill Mueller slides, but can't reach a foul ball off the bat of the Blue Jays' Frank Catalantotto during the first inning, Tuesday. Boston, who got home runs from Damon and Jason Varitek, won 5-4.
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Torri Edwards loses her doping appeal
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Romanian gymnasts, from left, Oana Ban, Nicoleta Daniela Sofronie, Alexandra Georgiana Eremia, Monica Rosu, Silvia Stroescu and Catalina Ponor celebrate on the podium with their medals after the artistic gymnastics women's team final. Romania took the gold ahead of the US and Russia. The world champion US team finished second after committing errors during every event, costing them valuable points amid tight competition.
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Mariel Zagunis of the US just after she won the gold medal in the Women's Individual Saber competition Helliniko Hall in Athens, Tuesday.
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Greece's Daniilidou struggles to advance
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Unseeded Eleni Daniilidou of Greece acknowledges the crowd after defeating Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria during second-round action in Athens, Tuesday. Daniilidou won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
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