WRONG POLICY: Vice President Annette Lu urged the public to see clearly who should be held politically responsible for the loss of the UN seat
By Ko Shu-ling
On the 36th anniversary of the nation's withdrawal from the UN, President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday said that dictator Chiang Kai-shek's (蔣介石) decision to bail out of the UN in 1971 was the source of the problems the government has with its UN membership bid.

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PARTNER PATTER: Luo Wen-jia, who revealed he was interested in running in Taipei's Da-an constituency, said he needed time to discuss the issue with his wife
By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday said it was not him but grassroots supporters who wanted former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Luo Wen-jia (羅文嘉) to stand in the legislative elections in January.

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Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) will attend an evening rally in Kaohsiung City today to drum up support for candidates of the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) in the legislative elections, TSU Chairman Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) said yesterday.

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Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) will attend an evening rally in Kaohsiung City today to drum up support for candidates of the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) in the legislative elections, TSU Chairman Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) said yesterday.

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By Flora Wang
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said yesterday that only those uncontroversial articles of a proposed amendment to the Election and Recall Law of Civil Servants (公職人員選舉罷免法) will be put to a second reading during a plenary session today.

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By Flora Wang
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said yesterday that only those uncontroversial articles of a proposed amendment to the Election and Recall Law of Civil Servants (公職人員選舉罷免法) will be put to a second reading during a plenary session today.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday called on the Japanese government to correct the nation's description on its alien resident certificates and other related documents from "China" to either "Republic of China" or "Taiwan."

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THERE'S ALWAYS A CATCH: The channel approved by the National Communications Commission will be free, but will require the purchase of a set-top decoder box
By Angelica Oung and Flora Wang
The National Communications Commission's decision to issue a license to a new free cable adult TV channel received mixed reviews in the legislature yesterday, with several female legislators frowning on the decision while their male counterparts said the move would contribute to a higher birth rate.

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By Loa Iok-sin
A National Youth Commission official burst into tears yesterday after Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers threatened to slash more than NT$8 million (US$24 million) from the commission's budget -- money needed to fund its Youth Travel in Taiwan program.

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MAKING HEADLINES: Three cycling helmets failed a strap-strength test, while the BSMI said six others lacked proper safety information labels
By Meggie Lu
Thirty-one percent of bicycle helmets tested in a recent study failed to conform to safety guidelines published by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), the bureau said yesterday.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Taipei City Government civil servants should improve their English proficiency to provide better bilingual service to the growing number of foreign visitors and residents, a city councilor said yesterday.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Disregarding protests from the National Police Agency (NPA), Taipei County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋) yesterday promoted 140 middle-ranking officers at the county hall.

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BAD TIMING: Wang Shih-cheng said he believed that a woman who had lied to keep his affair secret had been manipulated to reveal the truth ahead of the elections
By Jimmy Chuang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wang Shih-cheng (王世堅) yesterday admitted that he had cheated on his wife.

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A shipment of frozen white shrimp imported from China in June has been found to contain enrofloxacin, an antimicrobial that is not approved for use in fish farming, with much of the shipment believed to have been sold to consumers, a Department of Health official said yesterday.

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DODGY DEAL? : Authorities believe four subsidiaries that purchased the BCC were dummy corporations set up to allow the KMT to get rid of its stolen assets
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Government Information Office Minister Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉) yesterday demanded Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) make public the details of the party's sale of the Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) while he was chairman.

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