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struggle4progress

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Sat Mar-19-05 06:23 PM
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Taiwan opposition protests shooting

STEPHAN GRAUWELS

Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Thousands of opposition protesters marched through the streets of Taipei on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of an election-eve shooting that grazed President Chen Shui-bian - an incident critics claim was rigged to gain sympathy votes and boost Chen's re-election chances.

Protest organizers said they want the truth about the shooting on March 19, 2004, a day before Chen defeated his opponent, Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, by a razor-thin margin. <snip>

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/11180089.htm

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latteromden

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Sat Mar-19-05 07:02 PM
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1. Everyone is demanding the truth but us.

Kinda depressing.

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