A QUESTION OF MOTIVE: The Criminal Investigation Bureau said it did not need to respond to the `319' committee's report, as the science speaks for itself
By Jimmy Chuang
The Criminal Investigation Bureau said that it respects the opinion of the March 19 Shooting Truth Investigation Special Committee, but that it has no intention of responding to the allegations of the controversial committee, whose legal status is in doubt. Meanwhile, legal experts said that the report "will not make any difference."

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RAINBOW REVOLUTION?: After Canadian officials gave the president an orange scarf used to symbolize Ukraine's opposition, Chen said he wanted inter-party cooperation
By Huang Tai-lin
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday explicitly stated his willingness to cooperate with the People First Party (PFP).

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By Jewel Huang
The medical scandal that boiled over last week is not the first crisis that Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and his administration have faced; however, it might be the biggest test of Ma's political career because of his slow, vacillating response to the incident, Taipei City councilors and political analysts said.

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`RIDICULOUS': The pan-greens' response to the report on the election-eve shooting of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu was that it was a blatant sham
By Jewel Huang
High-ranking Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials yesterday blasted the investigation report released by the March 19 Shooting Truth Investigation Special Committee as "absurd, ridiculous and unreasonable."

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Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) arrived in Washington on Monday to attend tomorrow's inauguration of US President George W. Bush for his second term.

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MARRIAGE: Foreign spouses need to be empowered to seek independence, which will enable them to better adjust to local society, a panel of experts said yesterday
By Cody Yiu
As the influx of immigrants from Southeast Asia and China continue to pose new challenges to social welfare institutions, academics yesterday met to discuss possible means for the government to promote diversity and to help foreign spouses adjust to local society.

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NECESSARY MOVE: A long-awaited draft bill that will appoint a government agency to police unwanted spam and fine perpetrators is set to be passed today
By Ko Shu-ling
Spammers would be subject to pay an individual or an organization damages of up to NT$20 million if they continue to send unwanted e-mail, according to a draft bill designed to regulate commercial-oriented e-mail.

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By Huang Tai-lin
An online encyclopedia was launched yesterday with the goal of becoming the most comprehensive search engine for Taiwan-related research.

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VIRGIN TRIP: The Taiwanese carrier will make the first cross-strait holiday voyage -- albeit routed out of its way via Hong Kong airspace -- from Taipei to Beijing
By Rich Chang
China Airlines (CAL) will take the lead on cross-strait Lunar New Year charter travel by flying from Taipei to Beijing at 4:05am Jan. 29, according to a schedule for the holiday flights unveiled yesterday by the six Taiwanese carriers.

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By Joy Su
Taiwanese students in China yesterday said that charter flights between Taiwan and China should not be limited to serving only China-based Taiwanese businesspeople -- called taishang -- and because this would cause the "disadvantaged to become even more disadvantaged."

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FOUR DEAD: The college student, who was accused of committing a triple murder at the University of Wisconsin, hanged himself in his prison cell
A college student from Taiwan charged with killing three men in their sleep hanged himself from a sprinkler head in his Wisconsin jail cell on Monday, one day before his trial was to begin, authorities said.

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Business leaders say they are under more strain than a year ago, with stress levels surging more than one-third, according to a survey by Grant Thornton International.

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