Hsieh says pan-blues will dump Hau
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A staffer in Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters points to a photo of a Renai Road building where Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and People First Party Chairman James Soong reportedly met on Friday evening. The building is located across the street from the Howard Plaza Hotel.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Kaohsiung focus of KMT, DPP election push
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A campaign rally organized by the Democratic Progressive Party and several civic groups moves along the Love River in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chuchien cantaloupes to fetch whopping NT$2,000
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Wang Chi-sung of the Hsinchu City Farmers' Association holds a hothouse hydroponic melons yesterday that will sell for a record price of NT$2,000 apiece. Despite their high price, the association has already received orders for the melons.
PHOTO: CHEN WEI-JEN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Ma spends too much time in front of the camera: Lu
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Vice President Annette Lu delivers a speech in front of a giant statue of the Buddha at an event held by a Buddhist association at the Taipei Arena yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Analysis: Kaohsiung result crucial for DPP and KMT
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A group of 33 overseas Taiwanese from Vancouver pose for a group photograph during a campaign event in support of Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Chen Chu in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: KE YU-HAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Arroyo declares state of calamity
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A man wades knee deep through a river against the backdrop of a damaged house in the chaos left behind by Typhoon Durian in the devastated Albay Province yesterday. Rescuers continued the grim search for more bodies under the black swathe of volcanic debris, boulders and mud at the foot of Mayon Volcano.
PHOTO: EPA
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Hamas turns to old women for bombings
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Palestinian Hamas supporters attend a Hamas rally in the town of Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Snow is a no-show up in the Alps
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The chair lift stands still on the 'Chuenisbergli' in Adelboden, Switzerland, on Thursday. Warm temperatures have made it impossible to prepare the slopes with artificial snow for the Ski World Cup taking place next month.
PHOTO: EPA
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Raid kills three civilians
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Residents yesterday inspect the site of Saturday's bombing attacks in downtown Baghdad. Three car bombs struck a food market in a predominantly Shiite area in the center of the city, killing at least 51 people a day after a US-led raid against Sunni insurgents in a nearby neighborhood.
PHOTO: AP
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China's green debt
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Financial deals underline weakness of GM, Ford
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A man scans a long line of unsold General Motors vehicles on the lot of a Pontiac-GMC dealership yesterday in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado.
PHOTO: AP
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Acer Inc's Wang notebook cashes in on star's appeal
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New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming teaches 10-year-old Wang Jie-yi how to pitch during a charity event sponsored by a fastfood restaurant chain yesterday in Taipei.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, AP
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World takes stock of China's entry into the WTO
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Workers in a small family company make chairs for export in Chongzhou, Sichuan Province, China, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Asian Games: China's swimmers stun in Qatar
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China's Qi Hui powers through the pool in heat 1 of the women's 400m individual medley swimming event at the Hamad Aquatic Center during the 15th Asian Games in Doha yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Asian Games: Japan hope to rebound in judo events
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Japanese Judoka Midori Shintani, left, pushes Uzbek judoka Mariya Shekerova during their bronze medal final match in the women's over 78kg in the Asian Games at the Qatar Sports Club in Doha on Saturday. Shintani beat Shekerova by ippon.
PHOTO: AFP
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Asian Games: Beach volleyball proving an eye-opener for Qataris
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Japan's Satoko Urata returns the ball during the 15th Asian Games beach volleyball competiton against Iraq in Doha on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Asian Games: South Korea get first baseball win
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South Korean pitcher Jang Won-Sam delivers a pitch against the Philippines during their baseball preliminary at the 15th Asian Games in Doha yesterday. South Korea won 12-2.
PHOTO: AFP
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Arsenal triumphs in big London derby
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Gilberto (on ground) of Arsenal and Pascal Chimbonda of Tottenham during Saturday`s English Premiership soccer clash between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Arsenal`s Emirates Stadium in London.
PHOTO: EPA
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Inter stretches lead with eleventh straight victory
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PHOTO: REUTERS
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Klose brace leaves Werder Bremen top of Bundesliga
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Werder Bremen's Diego performs an overhead kick during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bremen and Hertha BSC Berlin in Bremen on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: REUTERS
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South Africa fight back to win Dubai Sevens
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South Africa captain Jonathan Mokuena kisses the Dubai Rugby Sevens champion's trophy after defeating New Zealand 31-12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Ponting posts 33rd Test century
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting raises his bat after reaching his 33rd Test century on day three of the second Ashes cricket Test against England at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. Ponting was out for 142.
PHOTO: AFP
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Asian Games: Men win silver, women take bronze
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The Taiwan women's soft tennis team poses for a photo yesterday at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. The team defeated China to take the bronze medal.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Planet Pop
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Michael Richards will apologize to the targets of his racist rant.
PHOTO: AP
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A touch of gray
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James Taylor, shown at a concert last month in New York, performed two years ago at an event hosted by AARP, which represents older Americans. The demographic has made Taylor's latest CD a best-seller.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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