APOLOGY: PFP Legislator Diane Lee and Cheng Ko-jung said yesterday they did not intentionally misidentify Twu Shiing-jer when they falsely accused him of sexual impropriety
By Jimmy Chuang
PFP Legislator Diane Lee (李慶安) and restaurant proprietor Cheng Ko-jung (鄭可榮) apologized to the Department of Health's (DOH) acting head Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲) yesterday for falsely accusing him of sexual harassment.

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Four suspected terrorist cell members were arrested on Friday for conspiring after the Sept. 11 attacks last year to join al-Qaeda and Taliban forces fighting against the US in Afghanistan, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said.

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Declaring Iraq's weapons program a "grave and growing" threat to the US, President George W. Bush said yesterday war might be unavoidable if Baghdad refuses to disarm.

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A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury awarded a staggering US$28 billion in punitive damages on Friday to a smoker with lung cancer who had accused Philip Morris Inc of luring her into a lifelong tobacco habit with fraudulent advertising and marketing.

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DOUBLE DUTY: The nation's gold-medal tally was raised to four when Yang Chin-shun took first in 9-ball pool and Chen Shi-hsan went all the way in double trap shooting
By Jules Quartly
Taiwan hit the target twice yesterday at the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, winning gold medals in shooting and 9-ball pool.

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