BLAME GAME: In a TV interview, Vice President Annette Lu said it would be a good idea for the government to remove the more controversial members of the Cabinet
By Ko Shu-ling
A number of Cabinet officials face pressure to step down following the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) defeat in Saturday's legislative elections. During an interview with Sanlih Television on Sunday night, Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said that it would be a good idea to adjust the Cabinet lineup and replace some "controversial" officials, without naming names.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
Ministry of Education Secretary-General Chuang Kuo-jung (莊國榮), who rose to fame for his caustic criticism of the pan-blue camp during the renaming of the square in front of the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, yesterday rejected suggestions that his radical behavior contributed to the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) defeat in Saturday's legislative elections.

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DO WHAT'S BEST: The KMT chairman said the DPP's logic suggested that it would be best if Ma Ying-jeou were elected president in the March poll
By Flora Wang
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) said yesterday that the KMT, which won more than two-thirds of the legislative seats in Saturday's elections, needs to be in full control before it can shoulder all responsibility for the nation's success or failure.

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By Meggie Lu
Defeated Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wang Shih-cheng (王世堅) said yesterday he would stick to his pre-election promise and jump into the ocean on an auspicious day of his choosing.

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PRECONDITION: President Chen Shui-bian told the American Institute in Taiwan chairman that China continued to threaten Taiwan militarily
By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said yesterday that future presidents would not be bound by his "four noes" pledge.

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RUNNING AGROUND: The ship, registered in Panama, ran aground at 3am yesterday and had sunk by 4am. Six Chinese sailors remain missing and are feared dead
By Rich Chang
Six Chinese seamen died and another six were missing after a ship overturned yesterday morning in the Taiwan Strait.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Activists pushing for official recognition of the Sediq tribe expressed their disappointment and anger at a study released earlier this month that dashed the tribe's hopes.

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Poultry sellers decried the coming ban, saying it will interfere with customers' ability to differentiate between kinds of birds
By Angelica Oung
With less than three months to go before a ban against slaughtering live poultry in traditional markets goes into effect, the policy change is gathering opposition from poultry farmers who say their livelihoods are threatened by the move.

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By Angelica Oung
"Medicine is three-tenths poison" is a popular saying among Chinese herbal medicine practitioners.

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By Shelley Shan
The Taiwan Railway Administra-tion (TRA) said yesterday that it had decided to end the use of ticket clippers that have been used to check passenger tickets for more than 100 years, and replace them with ticket stamps imported from Japan.

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