PARED DOWN: The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs supported a watered-down version with reference to Chinese threats removed, to the annoyance of some members
By Charles Snyder
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution applauding Taiwan's democracy and upcoming presidential election, after the committee's new chairman, Howard Berman of California, made it clear that in doing so, the committee is staying out of the debate over the planned referendum on UN entry.

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By Nadia Tsao
Lieutenant General Michael Maples, the US Defense Intelligence Agency director, on Wednesday confirmed that China has deployed more than 1,000 ballistic missiles against Taiwan and developed more powerful missiles, with the range to reach all the facilities of the US and its allies in the region. He also said that Beijing may be seeking to operate an aircraft carrier.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) yesterday demanded that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lower the threshold for passing referendums via legislation and that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hold the two referendums separately from the March 22 presidential election.

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JOYOUS JOURNEY: Participants were touched by the kindness of well-wishers who gave them encouragement, fed them and sometimes joined in
By Loa Iok-sin
Tears, excitement, warmth, friendship, tiredness and even sickness were experienced by participants in the "Walk Against the Wind" march that started in Oluanpi (鵝鸞鼻), the southernmost tip of the country, and finished yesterday in Taipei.

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By Mo Yan-chih
The second presidential debate will stick to the format adopted in the 2004 presidential debates and give presidential candidates more time to elaborate on their platforms, organizers of the debate said yesterday.

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PICTURING THE PAST: In addition to exhibiting 20 works, some of which were by survivors of the 1947 massacre, a foundation invited seven artists to produce new pieces
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
A group of artists commemorated 228 Memorial Day yesterday by staging an art fair with the theme "Who slaughters justice?"

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By Ko Shu-ling
Calling the presidential poll next month a call for the public to wake up, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday urged the public to fulfill the dream of their ancestors to be the masters of their own land.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday promised to apologize to families of 228 Incident victims and frame the massacre as a lesson for future generations if elected president.

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By Ko Shu-ling, Wu Cheng-Ting And Chang Jui-Chen
A memorial service was held at the 228 Memorial Peace Park in Taipei yesterday to mark the 61st anniversary of the 228 Incident.

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GROUP LOT: The former Chung Shing Bank general manager was one of 25 criminals repatriated by ferry via the Matsu islands from Fuzhou City yesterday
A fugitive former senior executive of the bankrupt Chung Shing Bank, convicted in a scandal involving NT$7.4 billion (US$239 million) in illegal loans, was repatriated from China yesterday, law enforcement authorities said.

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A naturalized Taiwanese woman of Chinese origin has been arrested for allegedly beating her estranged Taiwanese husband with wooden sticks and chaining him up in her home for more than a month, police said yesterday.

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By Flora Wang
Cold weather has resulted in the deaths of four green iguanas at Kaohsiung City's Shoushan Zoo and also claimed the lives of a leopard and five tortoises at the Taipei City Zoo.

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