DETAILS, DETAILS: Journalists were given a look at some of the material, including copies of several US visas. Hsieh's camp said there are still unanswered questions
By Mo Yan-chih and Flora Wang
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) signed a letter of consent yesterday authorizing the Central Election Commission (CEC) to investigate his US green card status, but he condemned the commission for cooperating with the government in an attack on his nationality.

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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday proposed forming a language and cultural academy to counter the impact of China's Confucius Academy.

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ELECTION BIAS? : `China Times' claims the GIO is funding foreign journalists' visits and has helped draft questions for them to ask Ma Ying-jeou
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Government Information Office (GIO) denied allegations yesterday that it had provided foreign reporters observing next month's presidential election with tough questions to ask Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).

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By Benjamin Yeh
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) and his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) rival Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) will clash face-to-face for the first time tomorrow in the first of two televised debates, with Hsieh looking to use the debates to close the gap in the opinion polls.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) discussed their campaign platforms on education, social welfare and cross-strait relations and politics last night with students from more than 60 colleges and universities.

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The Central Election Commission (CEC) formally published the candidates' list for the March 22 presidential election and their place on the ballot yesterday.

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NECESSARY EVIL?: The advisory body said opposition to nuclear power is subsiding as energy prices surge, but an environmental group called it was a short-sighted policy
By Angelica Oung
The non-partisan Health, Welfare and Environment Foundation (HWEF, 厚生會) of the Legislative Yuan voiced its support for the controversial Fourth Nuclear Power Plant as it unveiled yesterday its annual paper on policy recommendations.

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FREE SPIRIT: Organized by Tibetans in exile, the torch represents their commitment to the pursuit of peace, harmony and struggle for freedom
By Loa Iok-sin
The Tibetan Olympic torch relay, which started in Delhi, India, last month, will pass through Taipei tomorrow. The torch is scheduled to pass through 10 cities across five continents before reaching the seat of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, India.

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AFFORDABILITY? : Taipei County had built 150 apartments to relocate a community living along a riverbank, but some could not bear to leave the land or afford the rent
By Loa Iok-sin
With fear in her eyes, Lu Mei-hua (呂美華), a resident of Sanying Aboriginal Community (三鶯部落), sat in front of her home on Thursday, after the Taipei County Government's demolition team tore down several homes in the community on Monday.

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`TAIWAN'S CRISIS': The former president used Kosovo's recent declaration of independence as an example, saying at present Taiwan lacked international support
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) yesterday suggested that separating two referendums on joining the UN from the March 22 presidential election would dissolve a "crisis" that he said the implementation of the referendums would bring the country.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
Kosovo's recent declaration of independence sparked mixed reactions from the international community as well as within Taiwan. While some academics believe the Kosovo case can pave the way for Taiwan to become a normal country, some say Taiwan should not expect to find an ally in Pristina.

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A former Chinese transport official in charge of Taiwanese affairs has been arrested for allegedly spying for Taiwan, the Chinese-language United Daily News reported yesterday.

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