'SELLING OUT': The DPP's presidential candidate said without public oversight regional factions and interest groups would be able to shape Taiwan's national policy
By Ko Shu-ling
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday lambasted the agreements reached at the economic forums held by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and said the forums "have been selling out Taiwan and they will continue to sell out Taiwan."

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By Mo Yan-chih
During the final presidential debate on Sunday the two candidates focused on personal attacks rather than explaining their policies, making it unlikely that either would have expanded their support base or attracted swing voters, analysts said.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The government is keeping tabs on illegal gambling syndicates and pirate radio stations that could influence the outcome of the presidential election, Executive Yuan Secretary-General Chen Chin-jun (陳景峻) said yesterday at a press conference following a Cabinet-level meeting on maintaining public order.

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By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday kicked off a 10-day walk in Tainan County to solicit support for his party's referendum seeking UN membership under the name "Taiwan."

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By Flora Wang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) took aim at the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate, Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), during a televised policy presentation by the two vice presidential candidates last night.

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TURNOUT TEMPTER: KMT Legislator Hsieh Kuo-liang said the matter should be cleared up quickly because Taipei and Taichung were considering following suit
By Rich Chang
Staff reporter

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SORDID AFFAIR: Police have determined that the victim, Cheng Tsang-hai, was killed by his father. The parents had intended to wait for a while before retrieving the bones
Police said on Sunday they had solved the Pingtung County "bagged corpse" case.

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By Meggie Lu
The concept of environmental protection is slowly gaining speed and entering the consumer market, starting with green-minded businesses and hotels, the Environmental Protection Ad-ministration (EPA) said during an award ceremony capping the "2008 National Eco-friendly Hotel and Business Group Competition" in Taipei yesterday.

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By Flora Wang
As many as 210,000 people packed the stations of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system's Red Line following its official opening on Sunday afternoon.

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LIGHT SCIENCE: Analysis has shown that timers at red lights help reduce the number of accidents. Twice as many accidents occurred when timers were installed at green lights
By Shelley Shan
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is amending regulations and requesting that all cities and counties install countdown timers for red lights only.

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FOND FAREWELL: The representative of Tibet's government in exile said Taiwan had become a second home to him, and that he would miss the `relaxed dining atmosphere'
By Loa Iok-sin
Having skipped classes in elementary school to prepare for a trip to Taiwan before he even knew where Taiwan was, Tibetan representative to Taiwan Tsegyam said it was destiny that eventually brought him here.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Staff reporter

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