SUPPORT: Admiral Fallon said that the US had played a major role in guiding Taiwanese defenses and added that tensions in the Strait had diminished over the past two years
By Charles Snyder
The outgoing commander of the US forces in the Pacific, Admiral William Fallon, commended Taiwan's military for actively taking steps to improve the nation's capability to withstand Chinese "aggression," after years of US complaints about Taiwan's declining military spending.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The legislature yesterday passed an amendment which replaces "compensation (補償)" with "indemnification (賠償)" in a bill related to the 228 Incident, a long-awaited request made by 228 Incident victims and their families for years.

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CONFIRMATION: Given the strategic importance of Taiwan, two US representatives are seeking a level of scrutiny for the AIT director equal to that of the country's ambassadors
By Charles Snyder
A bill to upgrade the status of the director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) by requiring that he or she undergo the same full, formal confirmation process in the Senate as all US ambassadors was introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday by two of Taiwan's most ardent supporters in the legislative body.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Acting Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) and six-term legislator Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday announced they would join the party chairmanship by-election.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Three Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential hopefuls registered yesterday in the party's presidential primary while disagreeing on whether the party should elect its presidential candidate through negotiations.

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RISKY BUSINESS: Even though labor insurance is mandatory, many find themselves falling through the gaps in the system, especially those in the most dangerous jobs
By Angelica Oung
Up to 40 percent of workplace injuries go uncompensated, according to an analysis of patients arriving at National Taiwan University Hospital's emergency rooms that was performed by the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine.

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GOLDEN PHOENIX AWARDS: A firefighter, taekwondo champion and artists were among the 10 finalists recognized for their contribution to the national interest
By Max Hirsch
Hardened criminals ordering take-out probably wouldn't want Yu Li-chuan (余麗娟), 37, to deliver it to them -- unless, of course, they were game for a blood-splattering encounter with a machine gun-toting Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.

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By Loa Iok-sin
The results of a survey released yesterday showed that, despite the best efforts of legislators, many women around the country still feel unsafe in public places.

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The Niwano Peace Foundation of Japan has awarded its 24th Niwano Peace Prize to Taiwan's Dharma Master Cheng Yen (證嚴法師), founder of the Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, in recognition of her contribution to serving needy people, a Tzu Chi spokesman said yesterday.

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CUCUMBER OR JELLY?: A novel method was used by researchers when it came to categorizing the different levels of hardness in men's penises
By Angelica Oung
The Asian Erectile Dysfunction Advisory Council and Training (EDACT) Group's latest survey may use rather vivid imagery to describe its subjects' manhood, but one physician said the measurements work.

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Book sale to help orphans
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