WORTH CONSIDERING: The speaker said that the party should consider the possibility of a lawsuit challenging the result if Ma Ying-jeou were to win
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) yesterday urged the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to consider the possibility that a lawsuit seeking to annul the 2008 presidential election result might be brought should former KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) win.

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Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who was indicted for corruption earlier this month, vowed yesterday to spare no effort in winning the 2008 presidential race.

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By Flora Wang
The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) yesterday dismissed media speculation that former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) would deliberately avoid appearing at the same time as President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) at a 228 Incident memorial event tomorrow.

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PAPER PERSONALITIES: Legislators from across the political spectrum are turning to cute caricatures as they attempt to differentiate themselves from others
By Li Ming-hsien and Li Hsien-fang
Politicians seeking to foster more personal connections with voters are turning themselves into cartoon characters to help improve their images.

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By Flora Wang
The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential hopefuls yesterday remained tight-lipped about whether the party's final presidential and vice presidential candidates should be decided by public opinion polls.

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Trust indexes for both President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rose in the latest public opinion poll conducted this month, the business magazine Global Views Monthly reported yesterday.

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MARK OF RESPECT: Premier Su Tseng-chang also said the 228 Incident Memorial Foundation would become a permanent body and showed off a new postage stamp
By Jimmy Chuang
Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) announced yesterday that the 228 Incident Memorial Foundation's report on the violent clashes that began on Feb. 27, 1947, will be regarded as an official document.

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HEALTHY LEGACY: Thanks to former Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou's efforts, residents of each of the city's 12 districts will be able to exercise at a local sports center
By Mo Yan-chih
The most convenient place for pupils at Taipei Municipal Xinhe Elementary School to exercise used to be the school gym, which is small and cramped.

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SECOND BID: After failing to convince US officials to deport the Rebar scandal duo, prosecutors are ready to provide more 'precise' information on the crime
By Rich Chang
Minister of Justice Morley Shih (施茂林) said yesterday the ministry would provide more evidence of fugitive Rebar Group chairman Wang You-theng (王又曾) and his wife's criminal activities in Taiwan.

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FRIENDS' ADVICE: The 70-year-old thought he was treating his backache. Little did he know that by eating the frogs he was ingesting deadly parasites
By Angelica Oung
A 70-year-old man in Kaohsiung suffered eosingophilic meningitis caused by a parasitic nematode infestation that reached his brain after eating raw frogs sashimi-style.

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By Hung Ting-hung
When the owners of the Yuhung Betel Nut Stand in Kaohsiung's Linyuan Township (林園鄉) made the decision to spend NT$26,000 (US$788) on an African grey parrot for their store, they were looking for a pet that could become like a child to them.

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By Max Hirsch
High-school students will have more to "unlearn" than just titles and names after a new round of controversial history textbooks go to press.

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Chen calls for good behavior
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