PARTY DECISION: Wang denied he had been scheming to have Tseng Yung-chuan pair up with him to run as legislative speaker and vice speaker
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), yesterday denied recent speculation that he has a re-election plan to counter KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), who is also believed to be interested in the position.

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By Jimmy Chuang and Flora Wang
The Cabinet yesterday announced that it has no intention to make any changes to regulations concerning the usage of the veterinary drug ractopamine at the moment.

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PRAISE: Vice President Annette Lu said that she had always admired Yeh's intelligence and courage as a woman and as a politician at a swearing-in ceremony held yesterday
By Ko Shu-ling
Former vice premier Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭) yesterday took the oath as Presidential Office secretary-general, the first woman and first ethnic Hakka to assume the position.

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By Flora Wang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) three-month search for a running mate seemed to have reached a satisfactory conclusion when former premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) gave him a nod of approval last Tuesday night.

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By Ko Shu-ling
After hailing the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential ticket as "the first step toward party solidarity," President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said yesterday that a tough battle has begun and the DPP cannot afford to lose next year's presidential election.

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HISTORY: The president spoke of Kuo Yu-hsin, who aggressively campaigned for democratic reform 50 years ago with initiatives that included an opposition party
By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday lauded political activist Kuo Yu-hsin (郭雨新) as a "father of Taiwan's democracy," saying that those who refuse to learn from history will suffer the consequences.

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Statistics released yesterday by the Council of Agriculture (COA)show that the the recent spate of storms, including Typhoon Sepat caused heavy agricultural losses valued at more than NT$1.2 billion (US$36.49 million).

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By Shelley Shan
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), ladies tennis players Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然) and Chuang Chia-jung (莊佳容) and Million Star Gang (星光幫) singer Aska Yang (楊宗緯) have all made it onto Taiwan Who's Who 2007-2008 (台灣名人錄 2007-2008).

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HARD TO TELL: The Intellectual Property Rights Police Team found forgeries so good, they were impossible to identify just by looking
By Rich Chang
Police seized a haul of counterfeit New York Yankees clothing bearing the name and number of popular pitcher Wang Chien-ming (王建民), it was reported yesterday.

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