President taps Lin for APEC summit
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Lin Hsin-yi is shown in a file photo from May.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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DPP demands KMT explanation
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Northern Taiwan Society chairman Wu Shuh-min, second left, leads a special donation ceremony in Taipei yesterday called ``Peace is a Blessing: Saving Taiwan through Arms Procurement.'' The aim is to encourage everyone in Taiwan to donate NT$100 to pay for the government's proposed military purchases, in the light of the legislature's inability to pass the arms procurement bill.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chiu Yi files defamation claim against Yu Shyi-kun
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Independent Legislator Chiu Yi presses the doorbell of the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office yesterday to bring a defamation lawsuit against Presidential Office Secretary-General Yu Shyi-kun.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Little movement seen at six-party talks
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US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill looks toward the North Korean delegation during the opening session of the fifth round of six party talks in Beijing yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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`Mad' French rioters just want to be heard
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A French riot police officer looks at a torched car in the eastern French city of Strasbourg early yesterday. Large contingents of police have been deployed in the city as authorities expect a 13th night of disturbances all around France.
PHOTO: EPA
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Democrats win in gubernatorials
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New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, left, celebrates his re-election victory over challenger Fernando Ferrer with basketball hall of famer Magic Johnson at his election night headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Billionaire Bloomberg, a Republican, easily won another four-year term.
PHOTO: EPA
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Assistant principal is killed in school shooting
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A Campbell County High School shooting victim arrives at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Islam's forsaken renaissance
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PHOTO: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Acer wants to be number 3
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A model presents Acer's new TravelMate 3300 laptop at a product launch in Taipei yesterday. This lightweight notebook, which weighs just 2kg, hangs from the model's hair.
PHOTO: CHOU YI-CHUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fur no longer on fashion's menu
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A model displays a fur coat by Russia's Fur Fashion Company.
PHOTO: EPA
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Minks in a cage at a farm in Russia.
PHOTO: AFP
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Wrap up warm and chill out
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PHOTOS: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Revolutionary fervor in placid times.
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A diplomatic success for Taiwan's rising artists
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Companion for Life by Wu Tien-Chang.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TAIPEI MOMA
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Huang Tung-lu's Chun-li.
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Tech Review
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Canon's Elura 90 is an example of a worthwhile entry-level camcorder.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURER
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For the more serious videographer, Panasonic's AG-DVX100A is an excellent choice, if you have US$3,000 to spend.
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Long-time leaders in the camcorder market, Sony's Handycam models are bestsellers.
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'Punk princess' cleans up her act auction house
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Paul McCarthy's Santa Long Neck is now officially worth US$856,000.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Pucker up
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PHOTO: EPA
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Messier takes notice of Crosby
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Rico Fata, left, of the Penguins, shoots on goal as goalie Kevin Weekes of the Rangers blocks during first period action at Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Bartolo Colon wins Cy Young Award
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Starter Bartolo Colon of the Angels pitches against the Yankees in Game 1 of their AL Division Series in Anaheim, California, on Oct. 4. Colon won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, becoming the first Angels pitcher in 41 years to take home the honor.
PHOTO: AP
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