Chen promises rights commission
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DPP supporters wave flags and celebrate at a DPP rally in Kaohsiung to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Kaohsiung Incident. Twenty-five years after the incident, which is seen as a milestone in Taiwan's democratic development, the fear and intimidation of the White Terror era has been replaced by joy and celebration.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Rumsfeld grilled by soldiers over lack of proper gear
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US Marines pray over a fallen comrade at a first aid point after he died from wounds suffered in fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, in this April 8, 2004 file photo. After being publicly grilled by US soldiers about equipment shortages for units in Iraq, US Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld told the soldiers that having properly equipped vehicles ''wouldn't necessarily help'' prevent casualties, during a pep rally in Kuwait on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Japan to boost missile defense program
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Picture dated Nov. 7 shows Japanese Airborne troops marching during the 50th anniversary ceremony of Japan's Self Defense Forces in Tokyo.
PHOTO: EPA
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Van blast, bomb searches disrupt main train station
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A policeman carefully removes a suspicious package from the North 2 gate of the Taipei Railway Station yesterday. Police found four explosive devices at the station but Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou said late last night that no explosives had been found.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chunghwa union drops strike threat
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Three members of the Chunghwa Telecom Workers Union raise their fists outside the Control Yuan after filing a complaint yesterday over alleged interference with a union meeting by company managers and government officials.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Survivors uncovered after 10 days
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Three-year-old Ella Mae Sor, who was trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed 11 days ago during a typhoon, is rescued by army troopers yesterday in Tigloan town, Quezon Province. Her grandmother and two teenage boys were also rescued.
PHOTO: EPA
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Gunman kills four during heavy metal show in Ohio
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Guitarist ``Dimebag'' Darrell Abbott, right, and singer Patrick Lachman of the band Damageplan perform Nov. 28 at the Rock Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A man walked onstage in a crowded nightclub in Colombus Ohio during a rock concert Wednesday night and opened fire on the band.
PHOTO: AP
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God save us from those with Him on their side
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YUSHA
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Motorola expects handset sales to rise by up to 10 percent
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A model displays Motorola's new A780 smart phone yesterday. The company plans to launch more than 30 new models next year, 20 to 30 percent of which will be smart phones, in the belief that smart phones with value-added features such as high-resolution screens, as well as MP3, WiFi and Push-to-Talk functions, will be the mainstream in the market next year.
PHOTO: WANG YI-HUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Snow agrees to stay on in US Cabinet
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US Treasury Secretary John Snow, right, walks out of the White House in Washington on Wednesday after a meeting with US President George W. Bush.
PHOTO: AFP
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Graphic imagery will leave a lasting impression
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Politically savvy Assignment Theater, closes the CKS Experimental festival this weekend with an original script, A Soldier's Pay.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CKS CULTURAL CENTER
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Sample A Moving Sound if you can
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A Moving Sound performs at Taipei's Red Theater.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALBERTO BUZZOLA
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Good clean fun without the Whoopi
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There's no Whoopi Goldberg in this production, but Godot Theater Company's Running Angel, a Mandarin adaptation of the Hollywood comedy Sister Act, has a cast full of swingin' singin' sisters.
PHOTO COURTESY OF GODOT THEATER COMPANY
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POP STOP
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Dylan Kuo explains himself.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Stephen Chow wonders where his hat went.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Puppet theater gives us 'marrying for love'
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Director Ke Shi-hong demonstrates his art.
PHOTO: MEREDITH DODGE, TAIPEI TIMES
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HAPPY PUPPETRY COMPANY
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HAPPY PUPPETRY COMPANY
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The Vinyl Word
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Paul van Dyk set Luxy alight last week.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LUXY
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Innovative Red 23 promotes 'rock-lectic'
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Red 23 will play the Wall tonight with Hindsight 20/20 and Tube.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RED 23
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Restaurant: Club 75
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Club 75: A place to eat.
PHOTO: DIANA FREUNDL, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Jiang-tzi BBQ House(疆子烤肉堂)
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Check out a saucey Xinjiang BBQ.
PHOTO COURTESY OF OWNER
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Ukrainian Choir is made to feel at home
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ARS FORMOSA
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The Ukrainian Children's Choir of Odessa will perform in several cities next week.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARS FORMOSA
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Remembrance of things planted deep in the mind
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Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep star in Jonathan Demme's second attempt to update Cold-War thriller The Manchurian Candidate.
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES
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Is that the sound of sleigh bells? Or cash registers?
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Throwing money at a film is no guarantee it will work.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES
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Film festivals keep on coming, documentaries are next up
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The Taipei Times will be providing daily coverage of the upcoming Taiwan International Documentary Festival.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
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'Holiday Dreaming' may benefit from Golden Horse fever
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Holiday Dreaming is a film about the army, growing up and madness -- in that order.
PHOTO COURTSY OF GOOD FILM LTD
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PHOTO COURTSY OF GOOD FILM LTD
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Williams says Klitschko is just too bright to fight
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WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, left, and challenger Danny Williams of the UK break into smiles as they face off after a news conference on Wednesday in Las Vegas. The pair will meet for the title fight tomorrow.
PHOTO: AP
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Teenage girl to challenge men again in Sony Open
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Michelle Wie hits a tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the LPGA Samsung World Championship in this Oct. 17 file photo. The 15-year-old Hawaiian 10th-grader is confident of a top-20 finish in the Sony Open after spending more time on fitness training, nutrition and boosting upper body strength.
PHOTO: AFP
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Madrid, Liverpool squeeze into last 16
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Liverpool's Steven Gerard, center, flanked by John Arne Riise, left, and Harry Kew, right, celebrates scoring to make it 3-1 against Olympiakos CFP during their UEFA Champions League clash at Anfield, Liverpool, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Wallace carries Pistons past Raptors
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The Detroit Pistons' Richard Hamilton, left, drives to the basket against the Toronto Raptors' Jalen Rose, right, in the first half in Detroit on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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