GREEN WITH ENVY? : DPP legislators joined presidential candidate Frank Hsieh in harassing Ma, who said that appplying for a US visa had invalidated his green card
By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Mo Yan-chih
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday continued its attack on Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), questioning his loyalty to the country.

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By Nadia Tsao
The Indiana State Senate on Monday unanimously adopted resolutions in support of Taiwan's bid to join the UN, the WHO and to sign a free trade agreement with the US.

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PARTISAN? : KMT caucus members argued that the Cabinet's NT$260 million advertising budget would be spent on campaigning for DPP candidate Frank Hsieh
By Mo Yan-chih
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday threatened to challenge the Cabinet in court if it proceeds with a plan to spend more than NT$260 million (US$8 million) on advertising government policies without following proper procedures.

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By Fan Cheng-hsiang
An Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC) official said yesterday that China has established more than 200 "Confucius Institutes" in a bid to disseminate propaganda.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Access to polling stations needs to be improved if physically impaired people are to make their voices heard in the presidential election, a group told the Central Election Commission (CEC) yesterday.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Cabinet yesterday approved a plan to allocate NT$60 billion (US$1.85 billion) to banks to provide low-interest loans to emerging industries and medium-size businesses, which it said would contribute to a 0.7 percent increase in the economic growth rate.

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BEATING THE ODDS: Hospitalized after nearly drowning in 2007, Hu was kept alive by ECMO therapy, which is usually reserved for short-term life support measures
By Angelica Oung
Doctors at a local hospital lauded the "miraculous" recovery of a man, who spent a record 117 days on ECMO therapy and will be leaving hospital in time to spend Lunar New Year with his family.

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CHARTER PLANES: The DPP presidential hopeful called on both sides to make convenience a priority and help Taiwanese businesspeople get home for the holiday
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday called for more flexibility in organizing charter flights for the Lunar New Year holidays to better serve Taiwanese businesspeople stranded in China because of heavy snow.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Taiwan High Court judges yesterday handed down a nine-year sentence and a fine of NT$1 million (US$31,000) to Taipei physician Wang Jing-ming (王精明) and his wife Chung Su-man (鐘素滿) for trafficking in children.

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By Loa Iok-sin
The publication of a book tracing the Aboriginal rights movement from the 1980s is a breakthrough, as Aborigines are often overlooked in studies of Taiwanese history, Academia Historica President Chang Yen-hsien (張炎憲) said yesterday.

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A research team at National Taiwan University (NTU) has discovered a gene that curbs liver cancer metastasis and another that triggers coronary artery disease, the team's instructor said yesterday.

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BIG ISSUE: In a recent survey 87 percent of respondents said that food safety was extremely important for public health, but the government has cut its research budget
Although public concern about food safety is increasing, the government has been slashing budgets intended for tackling such issues, academics said yesterday, citing the results of a poll conducted by Academia Sinica.

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By Deborah Kuo
A Japanese man who came to Taiwan several years ago to learn Mandarin and happened to glimpse the outlying Penghu island group has become a longstay visitor there after succumbing to its natural beauty.

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