Chen vows not to shut down TVBS
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Chi-fang yesterday grins in front of his office after changing his surname to ``Biao'' (whore). He had vowed that the public could call him ``Biao Chi-fang'' if the government failed to shut down TVBS, whose shareholder structure he claimed was illegal.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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TWC uses asbestos water pipes: mayor
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Members of environmental groups protest outside the Taichung City Council yesterday, criticizing the Taichung City Government's failure to stop the Taiwan Water Corp from providing tap water via asbestos pipes.
PHOTO: CNA
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Chen may drop Wang for APEC
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President Chen Shui-bian, right, shakes hands yesterday with former South Korean president Kim Young-sam in the Presidential Office.
PHOTO: CNA
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Diwali festival dimmer in wake of New Delhi violence
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Indian potter Rajender sits at his roadside shop with a display of diyas (earthen lamps) in New Delhi yesterday on the day of the Hindu festival Diwali. The festival marks the homecoming of the Hindu god Lord Rama after killing the evil King Ravana, symbolizing the victory of good over evil and leading the people from darkness to light.
PHOTO: AFP
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Truck explodes inside South Korean tunnel
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Thick black smoke billows from inside the expressway tunnel near Daegu yesterday, some 300km southeast of Seoul, after a truck carrying missile parts exploded.
PHOTO: AFP
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Vulnerable Israeli PM attacks terror
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivers a speech, known as the state of the union speech, to the opening of the winter session of the Knesset on Monday. Next to Sharon is Israeli President Moshe Katsav.
PHOTO: EPA
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Iraq attacks getting more sophisticated
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A US marine carries mortar rounds that he was preparing to fire at insurgents from his position on the Iraqi-Syrian border in western Iraq last week. Insurgents fighting the US-led coalition in Iraq remain active in this small town on the border with Syria, despite repeated military sweeps aimed at flushing them out.
PHOTO: AFP
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New Supreme Court nominee's stance on abortion provokes intense debate
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Bush, left, announces judge Samuel Alito as his Supreme Court justice nominee at the White House on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Funding for mosques fires debate
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Shuitou: A point of departure
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The several stately homes built by residents of Shuitou village who emigrated to parts of Southeast Asia and further abroad often reflect foreign architectual styles.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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Rookie puts Bulls in the driver's seat
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Sinon Bulls starter Yang Jien-fu walks off the field after an impressive outing in Monday's game in Taichung. The third-year righty easily won the 9-2 decision with some help from his offense.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CPBL
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Diva makes Melbourne Cup history
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Australian jockey Glen Boss celebrates in the mounting yard after winning the Melbourne Cup on Makybe Diva at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Makybe Diva, a seven-year-old mare, scored a stirring victory by becoming the first horse to win Australia's richest and most famous race three times in a row.
PHOTO: AP
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Contestants line up for the judges in the fashion on the field at Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup day yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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`Flying Spectacles Man' surges ahead in men's 100
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Taiwan's Wang Shih-wen, right, smiles after finishing third in the men's 100m in Macau on Monday. Wang's fellow countryman Lu Yuan-kai, left, finished in fourth place with 10.65 seconds.
PHOTO: AFP
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Members of the Taiwanese women's basketball team celebrate after beating Japan during their preliminary match of the East Asian Games in Macau yesterday. Taiwan won the match 69-68.
PHOTO: AP
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