By Ko Shu-ling
Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) dismissed media speculation yesterday that he would run in the election for party chairman in May.

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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus will put forward a proposal two weeks from now calling for speedy internal party reform in the wake of its two major election defeats this year.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will begin taking applications for the overseas alternative military service program, it said in a communique yesterday.

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REAFFIRM: The former US ambassador to the UN said that the KMT win in the presidential election does not mean Taiwanese gave up on independence
Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton said in an article published in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday that the US should grant "full diplomatic recognition" to Taiwan.

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By Flora Wang
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) will meet KMT legislators this week to discuss parliamentary reform, KMT caucus whip Lin Yi-shih (林益世) said yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
Prosecutors said yesterday that they had barred former Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp (SSAC) chairman Kuo Ching-chiang (郭清江) from leaving the county while an investigation into an embezzlement case is in progress.

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MISSED A TRICK? : Public transportation experts said the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation should have included simulated ticket sales in the KMRT's trial run
By Tseng Hung-ju and Yang Ching-ching
With the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System (KMRT) due to start selling tickets next Monday, experts are warning that teething problems may occur because the system's trial period did not include ticket sale simulations.

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By Hsieh Yin-chung
Residents claim that a section of the grain of a wooden door in a Chiayi County house resembles the face of the man who built it more than 100 years ago, attracting the attention of a foreign TV station.

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60TH ANNIVERSARY: One of the events that is already under way is an exhibition of photos that document key moments in Israel's eventful history
While most foreign embassies and diplomatic missions in Taiwan celebrate their national days with cocktail receptions or banquets, the Israeli Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei has chosen to present a series of cultural events to mark the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel.

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ONE OF A PAIR: The experiments were conducted at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization in Japan, one of only two `B-Factory' particle accelerators
A group of Taiwanese physicists participated in an international project that helped to uncover clues that may one day lead to an explanation for the absence of antimatter, academic sources said on Saturday.

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By Tseng Hung-ju
Having already raised the speed limit inside the Hsuehshan Tunnel, the Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau is considering increasing the minimum speed in the tunnel, a bureau official said yesterday.

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'FOUNDATIONS': The Chinese premier said discussions could focus on increasing economic, trade and cultural exchanges, with Hong Kong acting as the middleman
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶) made a more concrete offer of peace yesterday to Taiwan, saying Beijing was willing to discuss direct transport links with Taiwan under the "one China" principle.

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