Tragic cancer case a big worry for health officials
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A woman surnamed Yeh, accompanied by Taipei City Councilor Lin Yi-hua, left, and her friends, holds a press conference yesterday to condemn the free pap smear tests provided by the government.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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TSU issues ultimatum on KMT land assets
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Taiwan Solitary Union (TSU) Legislator David Huang, standing left, yesterday lodges an accusation with Vice Minister of Justice Chu Nan, right, against the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) inappropriately-obtained party assets.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TMES
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Scuffles break out during anti-Arroyo demonstrations
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Protesters run while others stand their ground during a scuffle with police officers as they try to march near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila yesterday. Police blocked several thousand militant farmers and left-wing groups demanding Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's ouster from getting close to the presidential palace.
PHOTO: AP
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Florida jittery as Wilma lashes Mexico
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A hotel van used to evacuate guests passes wind-blown palm trees in Cancun's hotel zone as Hurricane Wilma approached the area on Thursday in Cancun, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma wobbled toward Mexico's Cancun resort and Florida on Wednesday, an ``extremely dangerous'' storm that has already killed at least 13 people in the Caribbean and was labeled the most intense ever to form in the Americas.
PHOTO: AP
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E-mails illustrate FEMA's inaction in Katrina's wake
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The sign for Flood Street hangs from a pole near homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina on Thursday, in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana.
PHOTO: AP
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Warner Bros backs Sony DVD technology
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This combo picture shows large booths for the promotion of the next generation DVDs, Blu-ray Disk Association, left, headed by Sony, and Toshiba's HD DVD promotion group, right, during Asia's largest electronics trade show Ceatec in Tokyo on Oct. 5.
PHOTO: AFP
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The big thaw
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A woman walks near the center of Tiski, Russia.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Panthers edge out the Capitals
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Steve Eminger, right, of the Capitals, skates past Kristian Huselius of the Panthers during the first period in Sunrise, Florida, on Thursday. Florida outshot Washington 49-31 overall as the Panthers defeated the Capitals 3-2.
PHOTO: AP
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Long shots gather in Chicago today
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White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen laughs as he watches his team practice on a blustery day at US Cellular Field in Chicago on Thursday. Chicago will play the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago today.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: AP
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