STEPPING DOWN: A contrite NPA Director-General Chang Si-liang has decided to leave his post over the assassination attempt on the president and vice president
By Jimmy Chuang
National Police Administration (NPA) Director-General Chang Si-liang (張四良) yesterday said he would submit his resignation first thing Monday morning to take full responsibility for the assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮).

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By Melody Chen
Legislators lobbying for Taiwan's entry into the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed optimism as they wrapped up their European mission on Friday.

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By Joy Su
Local psychiatrists have urged people with depression to be vigilant when following prescribed drug regimens in light of a US public-health advisory warning of increased suicide risk for some who use anti-depressants.

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By Caroline Hong
To assist young female victims of domestic abuse in Hualien County, the Mennonite Good Shepherd Center yesterday held a fundraiser in Taipei at which items made by the girls themselves were on sale.

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LOSING PATIENCE: Several legislators failed to attend yesterday's demonstration, citing prior engagements. But observers ascribe this to internal party conflicts
By Huang Tai-lin
The absence of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) from the pan-blue camp's demonstration yesterday added to the mounting buzz that the pro-localization faction within the KMT is getting tired of the recent protests, which have largely been driven by People First Party (PFP) hard-liners.

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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) said yesterday he would accept the outcome of a recount of the March 20 presidential election results. Lien has suggested that the election suffered from unfair manipulation by President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁).

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By Lin Chieh-yu and Debby Wu
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday urged the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) to cooperate in a joint campaign strategy for the legislative elections at the end of the year as part of President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) goal of gaining a majority in the Legislative Yuan.

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US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Friday that a planned US sale of advanced radar systems to Taiwan is in line with Washington's policy of maintaining good cross-strait relations.

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A White House spokesman played down on Friday questions on the origin of Washington's congratulatory statement on President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) re-election, saying that "he wouldn't read greater policy implications into the statement."

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