NCC bill sparks violence in legislature
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KMT Legislator Chang Sho-wen is surrounded by colleagues after being beaten in the face with a mobile phone during a legislative session yesterday. Discussion of the national communications commission bill ended in a brawl between the pan-blue and pan-green camps yesterday. Debates in the legislature often end in fights and the throwing of kitchenware and food.
PHOTO: WALLY SANTANA, AP
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New Radio Free Asia director draws on rich heritage
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Libby Liu in a recent photo.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGGY STERNER, RADIO FREE ASIA
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DPP blasts blues' `surrender' bill
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Police officers yesterday carry a petitioner outside the Legislative Yuan who was demanding to meet with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou while the legislature was in chaos over the National Communications Commission bill and cross-strait peace advancement bill.
PHOTO: LO TEH-PEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pan-blue legislators yesterday clench their fists in taekwondo uniforms, posing in front of the media outside the legislature to display their ``determination to defend the dignity of the legislature and ensure cross-strait peace.''
PHOTO: CNA
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Taiwan Solidarity Union legislators yesterday appear in the legislature with military uniforms and helmets and clench their fists to show their ``determination to defend Taiwan.''
PHOTO: LIAO CHENG-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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South Asia Quake: Earthquake unites two rivals, for now
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Residents of the northern Pakistani town of Muzzafarabad, one of the towns hit by Saturday's earthquake, try to collect oranges given as aid by charities yesterday. A senior army official who is close to the rescue operations said that ``according to our assessment, the death toll is between 35,000 to 40,000 people.''
PHOTO: AP
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Germany under Merkel set for deep paralysis
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A combined picture shows Chairwoman of the Conservative Party and German chancellor-designate Angela Merkel answering questions from journalists during a press conference in Berlin on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA
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New Orleans cops tested by grim experience
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Robert Davis describes how he was punched and arrested by New Orleans police in the French Quarter on Saturday night at the intersection of Bourbon and Conti Street in New Orleans on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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More of the same from Merkel
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Electronics sector sees better second half
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A visitor at Taipei International Electronics Show ``Taitronics Autumn 2005'' yesterday looks in an automotive rearview mirror featuring a road map.
PHOTO: CNA
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A gritty neighborhood in a showcase city
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``Grosse Freiheit'' in St. Pauli.
PHOTOS: NY TIMES
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The entrance to Morphine, an underground bar in Hamburg.
PHOTOS: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Part of Herbertstrasse in the red-light district of St. Pauli, in Hamburg.
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`The Bus' gives Steelers a lift to victory
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Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers throws the ball against the San Diego Chargers during first-half NFL action on Monday in San Diego, California.
PHOTO: AFP
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Henman enters battle to save his career while Russia honors Maria Sharapova
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Maria Sharapova holds her award from the Russian Tennis Federation as Russia's best player in 2004/2005, during a news conference in Moscow on Monday. She arrived on a rare visit to her native country to attend this week's Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
PHOTO: AP
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Angels soar as Yankees hit wall to lose playoffs
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This combo photo shows Gary Sheffield, left, and Bubba Crosby of the New York Yankees colliding in right field going after a ball hit by Adam Kennedy of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Kennedy was given a triple on the play, allowing Steve Finley and Bengie Molina to score and the Angels to win the AL playoffs.
PHOTO: AFP
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Luongo stops Satan penalty, saves the day for Florida
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Mike Van Ryn (26) of the Florida Panthers and Shawn Bates (17) of the New York Islanders battle for the puck on Monday at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Panthers won the game 3-1.
PHOTO: AFP
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