CONTROVERSY: A KMT legislator said the article echoed the party's viewpoint, because the KMT regarded the DPP's campaign as an imitation of the Cultural Revolution
By Flora Wang
The government's recent name change campaign and the removal of symbols of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) from the nation's public places was portrayed by the latest issue of the Economist magazine as a "cultural revolution."

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By Flora Wang
Just as the MSN Messenger in one's computer needs periodic upgrading, so Taiwanese democracy also needs to seek better and more advanced forms, a young panelist at a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) conference said yesterday.

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By Flora Wang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun yesterday said he supported polling only pan-green supporters in the party's primary in a bid to prevent "candidates with pan-blue values" from being nominated.

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By Loa Iok-sin
The deadlock in cross-strait relations can be solved if Taiwan abides by the "1992 Consensus," Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday.

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APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE: Taiwan's first prediction market tapped into the `wisdom of the masses' to forecast the results of recent mayoral polls
By Max Hirsch
While media polls failed miserably in predicting the results of the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, one group of academics and political soothsayers prophesied the outcome with stunning accuracy.

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Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) left for Thailand yesterday on a three-day private visit.

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OPTIMISM: MAC Chairman Joseph Wu called Hong Kong's system a `birdcage democracy' and urged the Chinese government to implement universal suffrage
By Jewel Huang
Hong Kong should have a popularly elected leader to help pave the way for democracy in communist China, Mainland Council Affairs Chairman Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said yesterday.

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Taiwan rejects the Hong Kong model of "one country, two systems" unification with China, Taiwan's representative to Britain has reiterated in a "letter to the editor" of the Economist.

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BREAKING STEREOTYPES: The results of a survey of university students showed that more men than women used induced vomiting as a way to prevent weight gain
By Wang Chang-wen and Huang Yi-ching
A recent survey by the Ministry of Education and the National Science Council shows that 6.7 percent of male and 4.7 percent of female students sometimes or often induce vomiting as a way of controlling their weight.

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FASTER, GREENER: Taiwan will be responsible for helping the Czech Republic, the nation's ninth such partner, meet the requirements of the Global Eco-Labeling Network
By Shelley Shan
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced earlier this week that the nation reached an agreement with the Czech Republic toward the end of last year that means both countries will recognize the efficacy of eco-labels issued by each other.

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ADAMANT: The premier denied a news report that said he would announce a salary hike for teachers, military and government officials, and raise the minimum wage
By Flora Wang
Public officials, teachers and military officers who were hoping for a raise will be disappointed to learn that the government has no plans to hike salaries.

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By Rich Chang
Police yesterday morning arrested Lin Shih-huang (林世煌), one of the two suspects involved in the rape of a medical school student last Sunday after abducting her near the Jiantan Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station in Taipei.

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A rally planned for yesterday in Taichung by members of a student group to advocate Nazi ideology and pay tribute to Hitler was canceled without explanation.

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By Rich Chang
Police authorities said yesterday that Shih Kuo-ching (石國慶), one of two individuals suspected of killing a man on a highway on Thursday night, could be very dangerous and had two pistols in his possession.

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Nicaragua gets medical aid
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