SELLING JOB: The president will seek to explain how his approach to relations with Beijing differs from the ‘scorched-earth’ policy of the Chen administration
By Mo Yan-chih
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is expected to meet former foreign ministers today to go over his foreign policy of “modus vivendi” and “diplomatic truce” with Beijing, Presidential Office Spokesman Wang Yi-chi (王郁琦) said yesterday.

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ESCALATION: Now in police hands, the message also said that DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen was a target, but she said that she would not change her schedule
By Rich Chang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday it had handed over to police authorities a postcard threatening that harm would come to former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and his family if he did not retract his accusations against Su An-sheng (蘇安生).

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Taiwan hopes the US will make progress on arms procurement to Taiwan next month, following the conclusion of the Beijing Olympic Games, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said in New York on Friday.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Although they are not Taiwanese, Ao Bo (敖博) and Duan Xinjun (段信軍), both members of the Chinese rock band PunkGod (盤古), were forced into exile four years ago for supporting Taiwanese independence.

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By Mo Yan-chih
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the Taipei County Government over a delayed flood prevention project during an inspection of the construction and asked Taipei County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋) to present a comprehensive proposal to combat flooding in the county soon.

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By Rich Chang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday accused Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (鄺麗貞) of forging trip reports for her overseas travels.

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‘BLACK BOX’: Angry protesters said that the city government had colluded with the Farglory Group and that the project would cause a traffic nightmare
Chaos erupted yesterday at a seminar on the transportation assessment of the Taipei Dome Complex, with local residents accusing the city government and the project’s contractor of colluding for profit and ignoring their concerns.

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Nantou County certified a traditional grocery store as an environmentally friendly “green” store on Friday, the county’s first to earn the label.

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STRANGE REACTION: A doctor at Taipei Veterans General Hospital said that a ‘cocktail’ of the substances could lead to psychosis, stroke and organ failure
The government on Friday warned the public of the hazards — including coma and death — of three designer drugs that have recently been seized in raids on night clubs and from passengers entering the country from New Zealand and Australia.

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SELF-PRESERVATION: The head of the Food and Drug Division of the health department urged people to rinse tofu for at least 20 minutes prior to eating it
In a test of 61 soybean-based products in Taipei City, nearly 20 percent did not meet food safety standards, the Taipei Department of Health said yesterday.

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By Loa Iok-sin
“You must have confidence in yourself to earn respect from others,” a physically challenged woman who asked to be called Anna said at a forum on employees with disabilities in Taipei yesterday.

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