BRIBERY PROBE: Frank Hsieh's camp said he is concerned that files seized in the probe might get lost, destroyed or fall into the wrong hands and be used against him
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) has filed a request to secure protection of documents seized by investigators in connection with bribery allegations against him, campaign spokesman Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) said yesterday.

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`DUAL REPRESENTATION': The former presidential adviser criticized Washington for its limited `one China' vision and the DPP for its timidity in opposing Beijing
By Ko Shu-ling
The US should not oppose Taiwan's bid to join the UN under the name "Taiwan," as it had proposed "dual representation" for Taiwan and China in the global body in 1971, former presidential adviser Koo Kwang-ming (辜寬敏) said yesterday.

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UNCERTAIN FUTURE: While many were happy to be free again, some said they were worried their criminal record might work to their disadvantage when looking for jobs
Most of the inmates released yesterday under a sentence commutation statute face a life full of hopes and challenges, although some of them look forward to it with trepidation.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) is expected to submit a list of eight nominees for grand justices of the Judicial Yuan to the legislature for confirmation by the end of next month, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said yesterday.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
A group of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday said President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) push for a referendum on the nation's bid to join the UN under the name "Taiwan" had further strained relations with the US.

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LIABILITY: A Taipei-based company that arranged for a group to visit Confucius' hometown in China may have its operating license revoked if it violated the law
By Shelley Shan
The Tourism Bureau said yesterday it is investigating the liability of a travel agency that organized a tour to China's Shandong Province, where a car accident occurred on Sunday, leaving one Taiwanese tourist dead and six other tourists injured.

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TICKET TO RIDE: The well-publicized story of the mother who demanded her sick child be taken to a Taipei hospital has bureaucrats and healthcare professionals squabbling
By Angelica Oung
"Penghu preemie baby refused evacuation to Taipei," ran the Chinese-language United Daily News headline last Thursday. "Medivac service won't transport palm angel -- mother enraged," read the Chinese-language Apple Daily headline of the same date.

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REASONS: Legislative caucus whip Hsu Shao-ping argued the measure would save money, while Legislator Lee Jih-chu said it had majority support
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus yesterday asked the Central Election Commission (CEC) to reconsider its decision to hold two major elections separately.

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By Hsu Hsia-lien
For 65-year-old Taichung resident Shih Hsiu-mei (施秀美), "childhood" began just 10 years ago.

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By Shelley Shan
Beachgoers should avoid swimming near the Daan Beach in Taichung County as the water has been found to have high levels of colony forming units (CFU) of colon bacillus, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said yesterday. Contracting colon bacillus, an entero-bacterium, can potentially lead to intestinal diseases.

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