Landslide victory gives `pragmatist' Abbas a mandate
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Palestinian youths, backdropped by a poster of Mahmoud Abbas watch from a rooftop the celebrations for the victory in the presidential election of Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, at the Manara Square in the West Bank city of Ramallah, early yesterday. Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a wide margin Sunday, exit polls showed, winning a decisive mandate to renew peace talks with Israel, rein in militants and try to end more than four years of Middle East bloodshed.
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Su Chin-chiang takes over as chairman of the TSU
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Su Chin-chiang, right, the new chairman of the TSU, walks with TSU caucus whip Huang Tsung-yuan, left, who served as acting party chairman, after the official transfer of responsibilities.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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High-tech industry has social responsibility: Lu
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Vice President Annette Lu delivers an address during the Seventh National Technology Conference in Taipei yesterday. She said that the high-tech industry consumes a high amount of resources but its social contributions are decreasing every year.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Malawian leader visits Taiwan
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Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika, right, and President Chen Shui-bian, wave at crowds after a military review at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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New plan rewards punctual banquets
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Wuchie Township Mayor Lin Yi-kang, standing, presents a NT$5,000 reward to newly weds Chen Chia-hsiung, second left, and Wu Tsz-huei, for starting their banquet on time on Sunday.
PHOTO:JIANG CHI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chopper crash temporarily halts aid efforts
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People look at the US Navy Seahawk helicopter which crashed yesterday on a rice field near a military air base in Banda Aceh.
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French officer killed in Lebanon
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Israeli army officer Inbal Peretz, girlfriend of Israeli Lieutenant Sharon Elmakayis, 23, cries in Atlit shortly after learning that he was killed in an attack by the Shiite militia Hezbollah on the northern border with Lebanon on Sunday.
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Michael Moore's film `Fahrenheit 9/11' and Mel Gibson's `Passion' take honors
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Director Michael Moore, left, arrives with his wife Kathleen Glynn for the 31st annual People's Choice Awards in Pasadena, California on Sunday.
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Abbas has a real job ahead of him
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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US automakers makers go green
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The General Motors Graphyte hybrid concept vehicle is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday.
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'Technosexuals' get nerds out of the closet
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Adult film entertainers participate in the 2005 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center, in the Venetian Hotel , Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Adult film stars Echo Valley and Ron Jeremy participate in the 2005 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center.
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Sports Briefs
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Appleby passes Els, Singh
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Stuart Appleby of Australia kisses his trophy after winning the Mercedes Championship in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii on Sunday. He won US$1.06 million and a new sports car.
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Newcastle overwhelms Yeading
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Yeading's D J Campbell, front, goes for the ball with Newcastle United's Darren Ambrose during their third round FA Cup match at Loftus Road in London on Sunday.
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Colts fly past Broncos as Vikes win
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Colts quarterback Peyton Manning prepares to pass as tackle Jake Scott, left, tries to block the Broncos' Ellis Johnson during the second half in Indianapolis on Sunday.
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