NOT THERE YET: While Chen praised the nation's democracy, Vice President Annette Lu called on people to join the DPP's 'UN referendum' rally in Kaohsiung on Saturday
By Ko Shu-ling
Following US President George W. Bush's recognition of Taiwan's democracy at the APEC summit on Thursday, President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday said Taiwan must strive for a better-functioning democracy.

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HAND-IN-HAND: The head of the 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign said that nationwide rallies in favor of a new constitution and a sit-in at the UN were being prepared
By Flora Wang
The notion that Taiwan is a sovereign nation is neither an extreme nor a "deep green" belief, but rather a mainstream public sentiment, Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Yu Shyi-kun said yesterday.

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By Loa Iok-sin
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said yesterday that Taiwan will support the Tibetan people's struggle for basic human rights and self-determination.

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By Flora Wang
The key for Taiwan in participating in international affairs is for the nation to focus on "substance" and ensure that its interests are protected, former US deputy national security adviser James Steinberg said in Taipei yesterday.

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By Loa Iok-sin
European Parliament Vice President Edward McMillan-Scott called on the US yesterday to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a result of human rights abuses against Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners in China.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has vowed to defend the right of audiences at sports games to carry national flags, adding that if he were elected next year, his government would cancel any games where Chinese teams refused to cooperate.

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FIRM SUPPORT: Malawi's president said that Taiwan has every right to become a member of the UN and his country will continue to back Taiwan's UN bid
By Ko Shu-ling
With the first leaders' summit between Taiwan and its African allies set to begin today, President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) received four leaders from the five diplomatic allies at the Presidential Office yesterday.

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NUTS AND BOLTS: A CAL official said that nearly half of the nuts examined were below standard, but added that it was not necessarily a factor behind the Naha incident
By Shelley Shan
China Airlines (CAL) said yesterday it had completed examinations on the slat track downstop assemblies on all of its 13 Boeing 737-800 planes on Friday.

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RITE OF PASSAGE: While most men may have warm memories of the popular schoolyard game, a urologist warned of the permanent damage it might inflict
By Angelica Oung
It was Alex's 16th birthday, and he had just treated his classmates to a round of cold beverages to celebrate when it happened.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Ethical journalism is the bottom line for responsible media outlets, a prominent media academic told a forum in Taipei yesterday.

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By Shelley Shan
The nation's railway operator said yesterday it might seek compensation from the estate of a female cyclist who was killed by a a southbound Tzuchiang Express (No.1037) on Friday, as the incident affected dozens of trains operating that evening.

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By Rich Chang
Hualien police have arrested four men on suspicion of killing a man after a trivial "microphone grab incident" in a karaoke bar.

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Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), the nation's representative to the US, visited the construction site of the Pentagon Memorial in Washing-ton at the invitation of the US Department of Defense on Friday, an official from Taiwan's representative office said.

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Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday reminded anti-graft protesters to wrap up today's rally on Ketagalan Boulevard at the stipulated time. The protesters first launched their campaign last Sept. 9 with the aim of pressuring President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to resign.

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