`NO RIGHT': KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yih said the Judicial Yuan did not have the authority to demand that the legislature review nominations for the Control Yuan
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Pan-blue lawmakers, who have been boycotting a review of President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) nominations for the Control Yuan, yesterday rejected a Council of Grand Justices ruling on the issue.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday announced the formation of a "golden triangle" for his presidential campaign, after former vice premier Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭) accepted his invitation to serve as his campaign director.

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FOLLOW THE RULES: The motion asks that the world body deal with Taiwan's application for membership in accordance with the organization's standard procedures
Fifteen of Taiwan's diplomatic allies have put forward a motion at the UN urging the world body to deal with Taiwan's membership application according to established procedures, Taiwanese officials stationed in New York said on Wednesday.

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By Jimmy Chuang
The Government Information Office (GIO) yesterday unveiled ads for print and TV designed to promote the nation's latest application to join the UN.

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NOT WELCOME: The fugitive Rebar founder declined to meet with a Taiwanese association that wants him and his wife to face the music
Representatives of a US-based Taiwanese expatriate organization staged a demonstration outside the Los Angeles residence of fugitive Rebar Asia Pacific Group founder Wang You-theng (王又曾) on Wednesday to urge him to return to Taiwan to face criminal charges.

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By Jewel Huang
Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) yesterday said there would be no unexpected changes in cross-strait relations after next year's presidential election.

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LOSING IT: The Association of Taiwan Journalists called on Tu Cheng-sheng to apologize to a cameraman he had pushed against a wall after losing his temper
By Max Hirsch
Minister of Education Tu Cheng-sheng (杜正勝) slammed local reporters in a hastily called press conference yesterday, a day after swiping at a reporter's microphone and pushing a cameraman against a wall at the ministry's headquarters.

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INVESTIGATION: With more than 284,000 children requiring daycare services, the bureau suggested that parents check whether their institution is licensed
Just over 74 percent of child daycare centers inspected recently by the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) failed to meet the country's established safety requirements, officials said on Wednesday.

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By Angelica Oung
Dozens of farmers mobilized by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chen Chao-rung (陳朝容) staged a protest at a service station in central Taipei yesterday, calling for government-subsidized fuel for tractors and other farm machinery in the face of rising oil prices.

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More than 65 percent of students responding to a recent survey have had experience with pornography, with most first contact taking place between the ages of 13 and 15, officials from the Bureau of Health Promotion said yesterday.

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A Heritage Foundation fellow said on Wednesday in a report that US businesses generally support the signing of a free-trade agreement (FTA) between the US and Taiwan and that such an agreement is long overdue.

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By Angelica Oung
The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) has instructed local departments of labor to step up inspections of nursery schools and kindergartens for illegally employed foreign teachers providing language instruction.

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STEPPING UP: Jason Hu said the nation should grant visas to Venezuelan players should Taichung win the bid, as there should be no political interference
Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (胡志強) said yesterday that his city wants to seek the right to host the 13th Youth World Baseball Championship (YWBC) after the championship series was canceled because the Taiwan team was refused visas to enter Venezuela, the host country.

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The government has decided to make public a list of proposed sites for storage of nuclear waste by the end of this year, a senior official said yesterday in Taitung.

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