Ma camp agrees to hold debate
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign chiefs Yeh Chu-lan, right, and Lee Ying-yuan present a letter yesterday in which Hsieh challenged the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate to a public debate.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwan News Quick Take
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A member of a family of woodcarvers in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, poses with a wooden image of Taiwan they had carved. The family said they hoped Taiwanese would vote wisely in the upcoming elections and pay attention to candidates' qualifications and not their party color.
PHOTO: YANG CHIEN-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hau celebrates year as mayor
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Members of Taipei City's parking management union and the Confederation of Taiwan Trade Unions protest outside Taipei Arena, where Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin was celebrating the first anniversary of his inauguration yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Ship carrying chemicals believed sunk in S Korea
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Coast guard officers transfer a Burmese seaman, second left, to hospital after his arrival at the port of Yeosu, South Korea, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Groups seek speedier Khmer trial
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Cambodian Buddhist nuns march to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, yesterday. Some 600 protesters, including Buddhist nuns and Cambodian Muslims, marched in the capital yesterday to urge a speedier trial for former leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge.
PHOTO: AP
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Muslim minority may decide Kenyan polls
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Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga tear up campaign material from incumbent Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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What was the 'star' that started it all?
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CDIC plans free bank insurance
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Central Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Ray Dawn, left, and president Johnson Chen announce that the corporation's deposit coverage has gone up from NT$1 million to NT$1.5 million, so that 96 percent of depositors are now covered. The announcement was made at a press conference in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: LAN CHUN-TA, TAIPEI TIMES
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'Wild Oats' sets sights on third Sydney-Hobart title
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Santa Claus sails into Sydney Harbour on the bow of a Sydney-to-Hobart racing yacht last Friday. Weather forecasters yesterday predicted northerly breezes on the first and third days of the event, which started yesterday, and light southerlies on the second day.
PHOTO: AFP
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Sumo body forces champ to give up family holiday
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Local children push Mongolian sumo grand champion Asashoryu out of the ring during a demonstration in Yanagawa, Japan, on Dec. 3. Although Asashoryu promised his two children that he would spend a few days with them around New Year's Day, his stable master persuaded him to remain in Japan instead.
PHOTO: AP
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Aussie team `a little bit sick' of former players' criticism
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Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly celebrates his double century on the second day of the third Test between India and Pakistan in Bangalore, India, on Dec. 9. Ganguly is set to reach the 100-Test milestone when India face Australia in Melbourne today.
PHOTO: AFP
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NFL: Tomlinson leads Chargers rout
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The San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson, center, leaves the Denver Broncos' John Lynch, right, and Hamza Abdullah behind while running for a first down during the first quarter in San Diego, California, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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A night in a Swiss igloo
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For accommodations made of snow, a night in an igloo can get pretty steamy, especially in the Jacuzzi.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GSTAAD SAANENLAND TOURISMUS
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For accommodations made of snow, a night in an igloo can get pretty steamy, especially in the Jacuzzi.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GSTAAD SAANENLAND TOURISMUS
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For accommodations made of snow, a night in an igloo can get pretty steamy, especially in the Jacuzzi.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF GSTAAD SAANENLAND TOURISMUS
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New York City to help people shred bad memories 紐約市拋開不好的回憶迎接新年
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Bulan the bear cub has already torn up her bad memories, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, US, May 4, 2007.
五月四日，美國加州聖地牙哥動物園的小熊布倫已經把她不美好的回憶撕碎了。 照片︰法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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Let's hear a w00t w00t for online gamers! 「w00t」獲選今年最熱門單字
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Chris Grady of New York is seen giving a w00t！
照片中，來自紐約的克里斯:葛瑞迪正大呼「w00t」。照片：台北時報
PHOTO: MICHAEL KEARNEY, TAIPEI TIMES
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