Congress members laud friendship with Taiwan
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Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, de facto Taiwanese ambassador in Washington David Lee and Congresswoman Shelly Berkley, from left to right, take turns speaking at a reception celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus in Washington yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Civilians qualified to take up defense post, says Chen
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Vice President Annette Lu, second left, yesterday presides over a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Office where former presidential secretary-general Mark Chen, left, and former NSC secretary Chiou I-jen, second right, were sworn in to their new positions. President Chen Shui-bian was also present at the ceremony.
PHOTO: CNA
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DPP vows to push transitional justice laws
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin Chung-mo, left, watches as fellow DPP Legislator Wang Sing-nan speaks at a press conference at the legislature yesterday. The two urged pan-blue legislators not to maintain double standards when criticizing the government for its decision to remove statues of dictator Chiang Kai-shek from military premises, since they had trampled on the portrait of President Chen Shui-bian.
PHOTO: SUNG CHIH-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Indonesians face health risks after floods
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Flood-affected residents struggle to reach relief goods distributed by volunteers in Jakarta yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Forced disappearance pact inked
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Argentine Marta Vasquez-Ocampo, right, president of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo speaks with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's wife, Senator Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, during the International Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons on Tuesday at the French foreign ministry in Paris.
PHOTO: AFP
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PM says Baghdad operation too slow
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A US Army soldier from the 5-20 Infantry Division orders Iraqis to put their hands up against the wall as his platoon searches house to house during the launch of Operation Arrowhead Strike Six in the Shaab neighborhood of northern Baghdad on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Episcopal Church names first woman bishop
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The Reverend Nora Cot Aguilera prays in an altar at the Holy Trinidad Cathedral in Havana on Tuesday. Cot was named a bishop of Cuba's Episcopal Church for the first time in a ceremony in which her daughter also was ordained as a priest.
PHOTO: AP
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The virus that could
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Aero India 2007 exhibition launches
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Ground technicians of the US-based Pacific Air Forces Demonstration Team make final checks on a US Air Force F-18 combat aircraft, as another aircraft soars in the background, at the Jakkur Air Force base, a day prior to the opening of the International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, Aero India 2007, in Bangalore on Tuesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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US retailing giant suffers lawsuit setback
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Betty Dukes, left, a plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc, speaks at a news conference on Tuesday in San Francisco. A federal appeals court ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc must face a class-action lawsuit that alleges as many as 1.5 million female employees were discriminated against in pay and promotions.
PHOTO: AP
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Tycoons Hicks and Gillett complete Liverpool buyout
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Liverpool soccer club's new owners -- US businessmen George Gillett Jr, left, and Tom Hicks, right, pose in the tunnel at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Laporte makes five changes for Ireland clash
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David Skrela passes the ball during a training session at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis, France, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: AP
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Bychkova knocks out Patty Schnyder
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Nicole Vaidisova returns a backhand to opponent Aravane Rezai during their match in Paris on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Hair sues ICC, PCB for racial discrimination
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Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair, center, officiates at the match between Kenya and Scotland during the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 finals at the Gymkhana Sports Club in Nairobi yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Liu Xiang bounces back in Duesseldorf
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China's Liu Xiang competes in the 60m hurdles in Stuttgart, Germany, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Flaunting the economic divide
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A 2,709 million yuan (US$338.625) Vertu Signature Cobra mobile phone designed by Boucheron displayed at the Citic Square in Shanghai, China.
PHOTO: AP
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What 'it' is these days
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Models wear creations by Hermes during one of the shows staged on the 7th day of the Ready to Wear Spring-Summer 2007 fashion week in Paris, France, Saturday 07 October 2006.
PHOTOS: AGENCIES
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Models present ensembles by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton.
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Getting a marriage back on track 回歸婚姻生活
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Mitsutoshi Fukatsu and his wife Setsuko enjoy tea together at their home near Tokyo, Jan. 28, 2007.
一月二十八日，深津光俊與妻子節子在他鄰近東京的家中享受品茗之樂。(照片︰美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Classical DVD Review
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LA RONDE DES LUTINS
Chuan-yun Li, violin
Robert Koenig, piano
POLOARTS 7-7999-1592-7
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IL GIARDINO ARMONICO
Vivaldi and contemporaries
Antonini, Onofri, Bianchi, Beschi, Pianca, Guglielmi
ARTHAUS 100 101
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MOZART
Die Enthuhrung aus dem
Serail
Staatsoper Salzburg
ARTHAUS 100 179
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MICHAELANGELI PLAYS
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas No: 3 and 32
Turin, 1962
OPUS ARTE 0939 D
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A century on
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Still Life Flowers shows Li Shih-chiao's interest in high-modernism.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TFAM
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Still Life dates from Li Shih-chiao's early period.
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All tomorrow's parties will be held here
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The Museum of Tomorrow takes the commercialization of art to its furthest extreme and is an entertaining experience.
PHOTOS: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Student Leo Lin holds a "you are beautiful" bottle.
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