Chen stands up for Control Yuan nominees
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President Chen Shui-bian, standing, speaks at a tea party for the 29 nominees for Control Yuan membership yesterday at the Presidential Office. He criticized what he called the defamation that some of the nominees had been subjected to after their names had been released.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Robbers' stunning success a result of meticulous plans
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Police Service of Northern Ireland Detective Superintendent Andy Sproule displays Northern Ireland bank notes on Wednesday after a press conference on the recent robbery at the Northren Bank main branch on Wellington Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. More than ?22 million was taken in Monday's dramatic robbery.
PHOTO: AFP
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In Crimea, Tartars still loathe Moscow
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A 7m-high balloon resembling a giant orange, Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's campaign color, is seen tethered to the ground against the background of a huge crowd waving orange flags during a rally in Yushchenko's support in Kiev on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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No more `Merry Christmas' for politically correct US
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'Santa Claus' chats with US Federal Aviation Administration officials as they conduct a safety inspection of his sleigh as Transporation Secretary Norman Mineta, left, attends a ceremony to ensure the sleigh's air worthiness on Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington DC. The FAA officials conducted the inspection prior to Santa Claus' annual Christmas flight.
PHOTO: EPA
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A faith paralyzed by panic
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Restructuring fund talks falter
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Susan Chang, vice chair of the Financial Supervisory Commission, greets legislators as she arrives for cross-party negotiations on a draft for the Resolution Trust Committee Fund Regulatory Provisions at the Legislative Yuan yesterday.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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CapitaLand in shopping venture
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The Capital Tower, which houses CapitaLand Ltd's headquarters, is pictured behind an Indian Temple yesterday in Singapore. CapitaLand, Southeast Asia's largest property developer, said yesterday it is teaming up with a Chinese state-linked group to buy and manage a slew of shopping malls in China in a bid to exploit the commercial opportunities presented by the rapid economic growth there.
PHOTO: AP
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Christmas in our clubland
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Deep Dish has been defining the house program for years and will be rocking the Taipei World Trade Center tomorrow.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LUXY
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Lisa Loud will be letting it all hang out at Ministry of Sound tomorrow.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MOS
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Your final chance for a Shag is at Club 70 next week on Thursday (Dec. 30).
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Christmas in the land of Confucius
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John van Deursen conducts What Happened the Night Before Christmas?
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAIPEI'S NEW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
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A question of character
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Calligrapher Yu Guo-ching makes his brush dance to the music. One of his finished pieces is shown here.
PHOTO: MEREDITH DODGE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Made in Taiwan orchids on show
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Taiwan is making a name for itself in the orchid industry. And a show going on now in Tainan shows why.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE
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POP STOP
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Jay really can play ball.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurants: Kitchen 12 at the Sheraton (³ß¨Óµn)
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The shrimp appetizer is tasty.
PHOTO CREDIT: MERDITH DODGE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Cafe Onion (¬v½µ)
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Onion's filet mignon is worth queuing for.
PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tempestuous cross-strait relations
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CONTEMPORARY LEGEND THEATRE
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Director Tsui and actors gather a week before The Tempest opens.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CONTEMPORARY LEGEND THEATRE
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Say `ta ga ho' for a hakka treat
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Hakka fashion and Hakka everything else is on show at the Shan Grira Paradise, Chochiao Township, Miaoli County
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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A match made in heaven
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PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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Sport, sex, a plot. Wimbledon has all three.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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Something's gone rotten in the woods
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Cabin Fever is Blair Witch Project with gore inserted and suspense suspended.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARROW
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Big screen pop stop
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Actor James Broland and wife Barbara Streisand. Broland also stood by his woman as she underwent colon surgery.
PHOTO: EPA
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Kung Fu kicks off Christmas
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Kung Fu Hustle is funky.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BVI INTERNATIONAL
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Taiwan and India go face to face
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They stared deeply into each other's eyes, the script said in director Mira Nair's Vanity Fair, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jim Broadbent
PHOTO COURTESY OF SPOT-TAIPEI FILM HOUSE:
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Philadelphia rallies late to beat Indiana
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Indiana Pacers' Jamaal Tinsley, left, blocks the shot of Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson during the first quarter of their match in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Wu Yung-ren delivers a knockout
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Wu Yung-ren, SBL Player of the Week.
PHOTO: SBL
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Bertuzzi plea-bargains to avoid possible jail sentence
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National Hockey League star Todd Bertuzzi, center, after appearing at the British Columbia Provincial Court in Vancouver on Wednesday. Bertuzzi admitted assault in a plea bargain deal that kept him out of jail over a notorious on-ice clash that left an opponent with a fractured neck.
PHOTO: AFP
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India scrapes out 11-run ODI victory
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Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Rafique, right, stretches to field a ball hit by Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, center, as wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud looks on during the first one-day international between Bangladesh and India in Chittagong.
PHOTO: AFP
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