228 GATHERING: The US lawmaker told participants in a demonstration on Capitol Hill that it was time for Washington to end its strategy of ambiguity
By Charles Snyder
A US congressman urged Washington to recognize Taiwan as a separate nation, a victim of 228 described her family's tragic loss of their father and the strains of Green Forever, My Taiwan echoed through the halls of Congress on the 60th anniversary of the 228 Incident on Wednesday, as Taiwanese-Americans commemorated the massacres and the subsequent decades of White Terror in Washington.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Former premier and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential hopeful Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday presented himself as a reformer who would usher in vital changes and work to rebuild trust in society as he unveiled his campaign platform for next year's election.

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By Ko Shu-ling
A coalition of private groups yesterday urged the legislature to enact a special law and earmark public money to probe the 228 Incident and other unresolved atrocities from the Martial Law era.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday threatened to sue Prosecutor Eric Chen (陳瑞仁) if he failed to indict three top Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials for their handling of their special allowance funds.

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MILITARY REPRESSION: The defense ministry has refused to give up the lot housing an old jail to give way for the park after the legislature cut its budget
By Ko Shu-ling
An exhibition to mark the start of the construction of a park commemorating victims of military repression during the Martial Law era opened yesterday at the Presidential Office, but uncertainty remains over whether the park would open to the public in May as the Ministry of National Defense refuses to release the property.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Although the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the People First Party (PFP) are planning a shared ticket for the next legislative and presidential elections, choosing a common nominee for the Keelung mayoral by-election could prove difficult, as KMT members vie for the chance to run in the mayoral race.

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By Mo Yan-chih and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman and presidential hopeful Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday began his nationwide campaign tour in Taipei County, pledging to join efforts with all ethnic groups to "save the nation" if elected.

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By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) caused a stir yesterday with a remark to a female reporter during a visit to Wufeng (霧峰) Township, Taichung County, to plant rice.

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IN A PICKLE?: Annette Lu said she knew nothing about a receipt for pickles that `Next Magazine' said was bought with money from her special vice presidential allowance
By Ko Shu-ling
Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said yesterday that she knew nothing about the alleged misuse of the special vice presidential allowance fund and asked investigators to launch an inquiry into how her predecessors used their funds.

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By Loa Iok-sin
A human-rights group has called on the government to do more to combat human trafficking, in the wake of the US placing Taiwan on a watch list in the State Department's latest report on the issue.

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BANDWAGON: Su Tseng-chang's announcement of school reforms led to officials claiming that the plan was a work in progress long before the premier's accession
By Max Hirsch
The education ministry's 12-year compulsory education plan was unveiled prematurely on Tuesday, as politicking by Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) left education officials scrambling to flesh out the details of the half-baked proposal, critics said yesterday.

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By Angelica Oung
Women weighing the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) now have one additional factor to consider -- a new generation of HRT treatments containing drospirenone are touted as beneficial for lowering the blood pressure of hypertensive post-menopausal women.

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SILENT NIGHTS: Taipei's Environmental Bureau said that crooners would be subject to fines of up to NT$30,000 if they exercise their vocal chords between 11pm and 6am
By Loa Iok-sin
Amateur singers in Taipei now need to beware as the city announced a ban on karaoke and using noisy household tools late at night.

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By Marc Langer
The search for former Taiwanese Olympic taekwondo coach Kao Te-tsun (高德村) ended as feared yesterday morning when his body was discovered almost 2km from where he disappeared in the ocean off Hsiulin Township (秀林) in Hualien County on Wednesday while trying to save his daughter.

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By Jewel Huang
The Nicaraguan foreign minister will visit Taiwan at the end of this month to discuss details on bilateral cooperation, but not to bargain about the amount of the aid that Taiwan would provide, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.

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Chiang sues Chen over 228
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