Lantern festivities in Taipei start tonight at the CKS Memorial
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A street vendor yesterday stretches a length of ``shallot candy,'' a sweet, crispy candy that is hollow and cylindrical like a shallot, in the folk arts area which was opened along part of Hangzhou S Rd as part of this year's Lantern Festival celebrations.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Nobel laureate encourages Lu
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Vice President Annette Lu yesterday receives Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams at the Presidential Office.
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Interview: Chen confident of 2008 DPP victory
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President Chen Shui-bian holds up eight fingers on Thursday while explaining how the name of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport was changed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in eight days in a speech to a group of people who have relocated from Tainan County to Taipei City.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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President Chen Shui-bian receives a warm welcome when stumping for the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Wufeng Township mayor in Wufeng, Taichung County, on Thursday.
PHOTO: CHAN CHAO-YANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bush pays a visit to New Orleans
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, right, looks on as US President George W. Bush talks to reporters in New Orleans on Thursday, prior to having lunch with elected officials and community leaders.
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Colombian mayor targeted in bomb attack
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Members of the Colombian National Police work near the scene of a car bomb attack in the southern city of Neiva on Thursday.
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Claws are out in Maine lobster battle
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Chinese trio immersed in NFL to tap fertile market
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NFL hopefuls Shen Yalei, Gao Wei and Ding Long, from left, sit down for a meal in Eugene, Oregon, on Feb. 16.
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St Louis Blues wreck Smyth's Islanders debut
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The Colorado Avalanche's Jeff Finger, center, celebrates with teammates Mark Rycroft, left, and Ossi Vaananen after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the third period of their NHL game on Thursday in Chicago. The Avalanche won 6-1.
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Violence overshadows top of the table clash
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Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is stretched away after being knocked unconcious by a bottle thrown from the stands during the King's Cup return leg quarter-final match against Real Betis at the Ruiz de Lopera stadium in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday.
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Commandos to protect Indian World Cup squad
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A policeman speaks into his mobile phone as he stands near a computer-generated image of cricketer Yuvraj Singh in Mumbai, India, yesterday. Sixteen elite commandos who look after VIP security are being flown to the Caribbean to provide security for the Indian team at the cricket World Cup.
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Federer defeats Serbian teen to book semis berth
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic covers his face with his shirt after missing a ball in a match against Switzerland's Roger Federer during the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championship in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
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