'TRAMMEL OF FATE': On the anniversary of the passage of China's `Anti-Secession' Law, Chen Ming-tong criticized two former pan-blue leaders for their agreements with China
By Jenny W. Hsu
China's "Anti-Secession" Law en-acted in 2005 unquestionably destroyed the mechanisms for improving cross-strait relations Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) said yesterday.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Citizen Congress Watch (CCW) urged legislators to return their salaries to the state coffers yesterday, accusing them of taking too much time off as they prepared to take a week off ahead of next Saturday's presidential election.

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By Jimmy Chuang
A "cross-strait common market" remained the topic for heated debate between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidates in a campaign platform presentation televised last night.

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With the help of sign language translators, the presidential debates and policy forums this election year reached a total of about 11,000 hearing-impaired people, but their right to know what most people take for granted has not come easy.

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SLIGHT DISCREPANCY: The CEC said that there are more than 17 million voters eligible to vote in next Saturday's presidential election
More than 17 million citizens will be eligible to cast ballots in the March 22 presidential election, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced.

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POLICE PRESENCE: The nation's police forces were preparing for big campaign rallies over the final weekend before the presidential election
By Huang Tun-yan and Shih Hsiu-chuan
The head of the National Police Agency, Hou Yu-yi (侯友宜), announced yesterday that 31,000 officers would be stationed at the more than 145 political rallies taking place today and tomorrow around the nation.

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SPEAKING OUT: Environmental Review Committee member Lin Su-chen chose to give up her anonymity in a call to the public to trust in the panel's professionalism
By Meggie Lu
The Environmental Protection Administration's (EPA) environmental review committee meeting took a dramatic turn yesterday when committee members passed an unscheduled resolution to postpone indefinitely the review of the Suhua Freeway construction proposal.

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Consumers who regularly enjoy "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea" should be aware of the popular beverage's high calorie count, the Consumers' Foundation said after a survey found that some people drink the tea up to three times a day.

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VIDEO FOOTAGE: The security camera from the hospital shows a cart carrying the baby as it fell over two times on the way into the building
By Angelica Oung
The parents of a premature infant who died last month questioned yesterday the assessment by Taipei Veterans' General Hospital that she died of natural causes after video footage showed a cart carrying the baby at the hospital collapsed twice.

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By Meggie Lu
An increasing percentage of greenhouse gas emissions is a result of deforestation and forest degradation, said Fitrian Ardiansyah, climate and energy program director for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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CHANGE OF TACK: County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei said that the county government would budget NT$10 million to build a new Aboriginal community
The Taipei County Government decided on Thursday to suspend the planned demolition of the riverside dwellings of a group of Aborigines in Sindian (新店), ending a weeks-long dispute over a relocation plan.

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The Department of Health (DOH) has decided to expand a popular "primary nursing" program that saves patients money and eases the burden on caregivers by limiting the hours they work.

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