Robberies mark end of holiday
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Cameramen yesterday swarm over the scene of a bank robbery at the Sinjhuang branch of Hua Nan Bank in Taipei County, after police completed their investigation of the scene and removed the cordon.
PHOTO: WU CHIA-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Soong lashes out at party deserters
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PFP Chairman James Soong speaks at the party's Lunar New Year ceremony. He expressed regret that members are abandoning the party but insisted that he would not change his stance.
PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Independence stalwart shares his views
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Examination Yuan President Yao Chia-wen, left, speaks at a book launch in Changhua County last month. He is accompanied by his wife, National Policy Adviser Chou Ching-yu.
PHOTO: WU WEI-GUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Indonesian radicals storm embassy
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Indonesian Muslim protesters shout slogans in front of the Danish embassy during a demonstration against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in Jakarta yesterday. Protesters went on a rampage inside the lobby of the building housing the embassy over the cartoons that they say insult Islam and the Prophet.
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Mohammed cartoon row divides Danes
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Youths gather to ask for a dialogue between Muslims and the Jyllands-Posten newspaper which published 12 drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday. The sign behind reads ``Where Did the Thread Break?''
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Groundhog Day provides only cold comfort
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Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, is held by his handler Bill Deeley in front of a crowd that came to hear the prediction of six more weeks of winter in Punxsutawney on Thursday.
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Making sense of the US' drive to export democracy
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Flat pupils
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Wherever I lay my hat, that's home
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Nick Freeman demonstrates the use of a mattress above a doorway in a Brooklyn loft. Into the six-ring circus that is the housing market in New York City came the airborne mattress, at least briefly.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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UNC holds off Maryland
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Reyshawn Terry, right, of the North Carolina Tar Heels dunks past teammate Tyler Hansbrough, left, and Travis Garrison of the Maryland Terrapins during second-half action at Comcast Center in College Park, Maryland, on Thursday. UNC defeated Maryland 77-62.
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Stones prepare to rock Super Bowl XL
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Members of the Rolling Stones talk with photographers during a news conference in Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday. The Rolling Stones will be the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XL. From left: drummer Charlie Watts, guitarist Ron Wood, singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Marching bands from the universities of Michigan and Arizona performed at the first Super Bowl in 1967, just as the Stones were taking off.
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Steelers have history, but Seahawks have experience
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Pittsburgh Steelers fans attend a pep rally in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Steelers are playing the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday. Oddsmakers favor the Steelers by 3 points for the game in Detroit, Michigan.
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Newcastle releases Souness
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Newcastle manager Graeme Souness directs his players during a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last Nov. 19. Graeme Souness's troubled 15-month reign came to an end on Thursday when the club terminated his contract with immediate effect.
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NJ Devils to honor blue-collar worker
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Scott Stevens of the New Jersey Devils talks to the media at a news conference announcing the retirement of his jersey in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Thursday. His jersey will be retired prior to the game against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Stevens played for 22 seasons and more than 1,800 NHL games, winning three Stanley Cup trophies.
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