KMT stolen assets plebiscite campaign moves to next stage
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From left to right, former premier Frank Hsieh, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary-General Lin Chia-lung, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, Vice President Annette Lu and Premier Su Tseng-chang yesterday clench their fists at a press conference held at the DPP headquarters. The DPP announced that it will launch a signature drive as part of its ongoing campaign to make the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) return stolen assets.
PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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DPP committee pledges to push for interpretation
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From left, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Hsieh Kuo-liang, Joanna Lei and Wu Chih-yang speak at a press conference yesterday in which they said any call by President Chen Shui-bian for a constitutional interpretation over his guarantee of presidential immunity would only be a politically motivated stalling tactic to delay the trial over alleged misuse of his ``state affairs fund.''
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Colombo `must' probe abductions
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Young fighters arrive in a truck for a function to commemorate Tamil Tiger rebel Malathy, the first women cadre to die during the 19-year war with government forces, in Kilinochchi, 270km north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 10, 2002.
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Numbers of Asian endangered fish species plummeting
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A fisherman selects reef fish from his catch to be sold to a market supplier in Kudat village, Sabah, Malaysia, on Sept. 13, last year.
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Journalist's funeral draws huge crowd
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A priest holds a picture of the slain journalist Hrant Dink during his funeral at Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal chruch in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday. The editor of the Armenian and Turkish language Agos newspaper was killed as he left the offices of the newspaper on Friday afternoon.
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Three killed, Beirut shaken as protests turn violent
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A Lebanese Hezbollah supporter burns tires in Sidon, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
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Europe encouraging clean energy industries
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Survey reveals company chiefs are upbeat
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Two police officers stand in front of the main meeting venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland,yesterday. The WEF officially opened yesterday and will see more than 2,400 participants from 90 countries spend five days in the mountain resort debating the world's challenges.
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Wilkinson could return to action
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Raikkonen all choked up about first Ferrari drive
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Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen tests last year's Ferrari race car at the Vallelunga race track in Italy on Tuesday.
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Leicester now just one win away from home semi-final
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Leicester captain Martin Corry leaves Twickenham Stadium after a training session in London on Tuesday.
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Nadal knocked out in Australia
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This combination of photos shows Maria Sharapova of Russia making a running backhand shot over her shoulder in her women's singles quarter-final match against compatriot Anna Chakvetadze at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday.
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Chelsea thrash Wycombe in London
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Chelsea's Didier Drogba gestures during his side's English League Cup semi-final second leg soccer match against Wycombe Wanderers at the Stamford Bridge Stadium in London on Tuesday. Chelsea defeated Wycombe 4-0.
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Technology Reviews
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Peter O'Toole arrives for the film premiere of his film Venus in central London on Monday.
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Helen Mirren, nominated for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, in person, top, and in character.
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The miFlower, left, is a glorified clock radio. Homestar Pro, below, turns your home into a planetarium.
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Turns your home into a planetarium.
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Robosapien RS Media.
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British lead a foreign invasion of the OSCARS
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Helen Mirren, nominated for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, in character.
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Forest Whitaker, appearing in the movie The Last King of Scotland.
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Peter O'Toole arrives for the film premiere of his film Venus in central London on Monday.
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Cigar cachet appeals to the young
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Panther has a cozy space for cigar aficionados on the second floor.
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The Churchill Jazz Cigar Bar is one of the most visited spots for cigar regulars.
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Cocktails are the popular specialties at the Churchill
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Cigar Gallery is a well-known establishment with eight years of history.
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Ink painting searches for a place in the modern
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Chen Chien-fa's Fleeting Time
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Ku Ping-hsing's Suite of Rockefeller
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The give and take between economy and environment 經濟環保難兩全
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Polish citizens line up to apply for jobs in Ireland's booming economy. 波蘭民眾排隊申請到經濟榮景的愛爾蘭工作。（照片：美聯社。）
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Memento mori: Your own unique urn
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A textured-steel urn called Whimsical by Tony Knapp.
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Maureen Lomasney pictured Dec. 6, 2006 in her new funerary-art gallery in Graton.
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Darin Montgomery's Urn-a-Matic, left, and a Pillow Box clay urn by Darlene Davis.
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Simple lines,elegant styles
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Jamei Chen's show L'Oiseau Bleu last week in Taipei aspired to elegance and fairy tale innocence.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Jamei Chen.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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