USING THEM? : The DPP's presidential candidate said the KMT hopeful had a way of treating people like mere commodities, as Ma began looking for a running mate
By Flora Wang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday criticized his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) counterpart of lacking sincerity by making random comments on running mate choices.

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Joseph Wu, the first Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member appointed representative to the US, assumed his new position in April. Wu sat down with Taipei times Staff Reporter Charles Snyder in Washington on Wednesday and shared his objectives for his new job and views on Taiwan-US relations
By Charles Snyder
Taipei Times: Just before he left Washington, your predecessor, David Lee (李大維), told me that one of your main tasks here would be to re-establish or improve trust between Taipei and Washington. Do you agree with that and if so, how can that be accomplished?

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By Loa Iok-sin
The recruiting of young blood to promote a Taiwan-centric identity among the nation's youth prompted the launch of a new organization yesterday called Taiwan Society Young Power.

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TALKING DRUGS: Narcotics control officers and specialists from a number of countries gathered in Taipei yesterday to discuss strategies for the international fight against drugs
By Rich Chang
A narcotics control officer said yesterday that minor, or cheaper, drugs have become the major narcotics used in the country, with an increasing number of teenagers and youths becoming addicted.

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By Shelly Shan
On the eve of World Environment Day, environmental campaigners yesterday highlighted the importance of replacing incandescent light bulbs with ones that consume less energy.

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`OPEN SESAME': Hundreds of social workers have been trained to help immigrant spouses seek out social services, navigate the city and address domestic problems
By Max Hirsch
Huynh Trang Phuong Thuy, 25, didn't know much about her Taiwanese husband before marrying him and moving to Taiwan from her native Vietnam.

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USING THEM? THE DPP'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAID THE KMT HOPEFU:
By Flora Wang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday criticized his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) counterpart of lacking sincerity by making random comments on running mate choices.

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By Angelica Oung
Smokers who want to quit will be able to get online help from a new chinese-language anti-smoking Web site launched by the John Tung Foundation.

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By Angelica Oung
Going to the beach is a popular way to cool off in the summer, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging the public to click on its Web site before getting back in the water.

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STALLED LAW: The Judiciary Committee finished its first review of a proposed bill designed to clear people's debts in April last year, but after 14 months it remains pending
By Jimmy Chuang
More than 100 credit card abusers took to the streets in Taipei yesterday, yelling "Let me survive," in the hope that the legislature would speed up its review of a bill designed to help out credit card debtors.

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Members of several wildlife conservation groups went on a field trip to a salt marsh in Putai (布袋), Chiayi City, yesterday to witness Asian horseshoe crabs, known as one of the few "living fossil" species in Taiwan, which have been sighted recently on the coast near Chiayi City.

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A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator said yesterday that for the sake of national security, the waiting period for Chinese spouses of Taiwan nationals to obtain Republic of China (ROC) citizenship should not be shortened to four years from the present eight years.

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