UNREPRESENTATIVE: Presidential Office officials were firm in their denials of having any knowledge of a controversial ad run by a senior presidential adviser
By Huang Tai-lin
The recent advertisement placed by Senior Adviser to the President Koo Kwang-ming (辜寬敏) in US and Taiwanese newspapers had nothing to do with the government, a Presidential Office official said yesterday.

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By Jewel Huang
Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) will give a speech in English tomorrow evening in a videoconference with US officials and academics attending a symposium on Taiwan's constitutional reform in Washington, in an effort to defend the legitmacy and necessity of creating a new constitution for Taiwan.

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Oil prices stayed near historic peaks at US$51 a barrel in Asian trading yesterday as analysts warned US$60 was "within reach" if the northern winter turns out colder than expected.

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Once again, US Vice President Dick Cheney sought on Tuesday night to come to the rescue of a member of a political family that he has served so loyally for nearly a generation.

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INSURGENT STRONGHOLD: US and Iraqi troops continued their bid to retake insurgent-held areas yesterday, and conducted an airstrike in Fallujah
US and Iraqi forces sealed off roads to an insurgent stronghold south of Baghdad yesterday and militants bombed two bridges in an apparent bid to hinder troop movement as pro-government forces tried to retake control of the region ahead of national elections.

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