Lee Jye defends MND's concessions on special budget
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Minister of National Defense Lee Jye yesterday gestures when speaking at a press conference.
PHOTO: CHEN CHIEH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tailors did it tough, but came home in style
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Chen Yung-jen measures the shoulder of a customer in his clothing store yesterday. Chen won the Golden Needle and Golden Thread International Competition in Berlin last month.
PHOTO: CHEN CHIEH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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KMT closed to independence activist
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Wang Hsien-chi, center, convener of the 908 Campaign for the Republic of Taiwan and a supporter yesterday check a poster after they were stopped from entering the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters in Taipei. Hsieh Wen-huang, right, of the KMT's Policy Committee was sent out to greet Wang.
PHOTO: CHEN CHIEH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Afghan opium eradication effort sees little reward
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An Afghan police officer stands guard on the edge of a poppy field as tractors destroy the crop during drug eradication efforts outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan in this April, 2004, photo. Opium yield in Afghanistan dropped by just 2 percent this year despite a major clampdown on poppy farmers that sharply reduced the amount of land used to grow the narcotic, the UN's anti-drug chief said Monday.
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Police raid office of human rights group
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour adjusts her headset prior to speaking yesterday in Beijing. Arbour spoke at the opening of the 13th Annual Workshop of the Framework on Regional Cooperation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Asia Pacific.
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Arroyo foes denounce impeachment process
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Anti-Arroyo militant activists burn a mock law book during a protest rally outside the House of Representatives in Quezon City, yesterday. Malacanang Palace shut down rumors that it has ordered the release of 25 million pesos (US$445,000) in funds as an incentive to anti-impeachment lawyers to effectively `kill' impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives. Philippine Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the rumor may have been disseminated by detractors of President Arroyo to sow confusion among the public.
PHOTO: EPA
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Can democracy defeat terrorism?
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Night and day in Macau
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PHOTOS: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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The Ruins of St Paul's
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Part of the theme park beeing developed at Fisherman's Wharf, Macau.
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Athletics defeat Orioles to extend lead
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Nick Swisher of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated after hitting the game-winning home run in the 12th inning during the game against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The St. Louis Cardinals' Chris Carpenter pitches against the Florida Marlins in the fourth inning on Monday in Miami. The Cardinals won 6-1. Carpenter pitched 7 2-3 innings to become the first 19-game winner in the major leagues.
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Oakland Athletics second-baseman Mark Ellis, left, tags out the Baltimore Orioles' Melvin Mora as he tries to steal second during the first inning on Monday in Baltimore. The Athletics won 10-5 in 12 innings.
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Agassi grabs quick first-round victory
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Number seven seed Andre Agassi of the US serves to Razvan Sabau of Romania during their first-round match on the opening day of the US Open tennis tournament at the US Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
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Serena beats `bling' trouble to defeat Taiwanese teen
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Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan serves to Serena Williams during the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
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