SEF boss aims for `permanent peace'
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Premier Frank Hsieh, right, applauds after announcing yesterday that DPP Legislator Chang Chun-hsiung, left, will take over the chairman's post at the Straits Exchange Foundation.
PHOTO: CNA
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Soong sues Chen for defamation
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Li Fu-dien, center, an attorney for People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong and PFP spokesman Hsieh Kung-ping, right, arrive at Taipei District Court to file a lawsuit against President Chen Shui-bian for defamation of Soong. The PFP leader is demanding a public apology and token damages of NT$1.
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Israeli troops tell of revenge attacks
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Palestinian demonstrators take cover from rubber bullets fired by Israeli troops, not seen, during a protest against the construction of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Beit Surik on Thursday. Two security guards who were guarding the construction site were injured by stones, sources said.
PHOTO: AP
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A teenage pregnancy is not a tragedy
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Will the sheen of the screen help Tony shine?
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Favored to win Tonys on Sunday night are the two stars of the drama Doubt, A Parable, Cherry Jones, left, and Brian O'Byrne.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Read it loud and proud
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Ouyang Junying, aka Joy, 29, reading on the beltway Third Ring Road in Beijing.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Beckham to coach kids in LA
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England and Real Madrid soccer player David Beckham poses with children from the Los Angeles area during a field skills demonstration following a news conference in Carson, California on Thursday. Beckham and the Anschutz Entertainment Group announced a partnership to establish The David Beckham Academy at The Home Depot Center in Carson.
PHOTO: AP
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'Three Musketeers' blow away batters for Cobras
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Cobras starter Hsu Chu-jien during recent action in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League. Hsu has a .98 ERA.
PHOTO: MACOTO COBRAS
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`The Original Big Man' dies at 80
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Minneapolis Lakers' George Mikan, right, grabs a rebound in front of teammate Herman Schaefer during their BAA game against the Washington Capitols in this Jan. 31, 1949 file photo in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Jan. 31, 1949.
PHOTO: AP
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Former champions rise once again
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Mary Pierce of France celebrates after winning her semifinal match against Elena Likhovtseva of Russia at the French Open in Roland Garros, Paris, Thursday.
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