Taiwan Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Legislative
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Taiwanese lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly agreed to slash in half the 225-seat legislature and revamp the election system &#151; sweeping historic changes designed to tackle corruption and weed out misbehaving legislators.
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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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Taiwan&#039;s president announced Thursday that he was limiting his authority, handing over some powers to the country&#039;s premier in the wake of a series of scandals, officials said.
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Taiwan&#39;s ruling Democratic Progressive party has promised to pass sweeping economic and political reforms if it gains control of the legislature for the first time in Saturday&#39;s election.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan  -- Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, dealing a humiliating blow to the government's hardline China policies two months before a presidential poll.
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Ukrainian lawmakers finished approving a series of laws on Friday aimed at ending a two-month political crisis by paving the way for early parliamentary elections.
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Taiwan votes Saturday in high-stakes legislative elections likely to reinforce President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s drive to bestow more trappings of independence on this self
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The House last night overwhelmingly approved sweeping legislation to overhaul the way the nation collects intelligence, a rare bipartisan achievement
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China&#39;s Legislature approved a revised version of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Saturday. The law, which requires the government guarantee funds
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Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) thrashed the ruling DPP in legislative elections on Saturday, strengthening its bid to recapture the presidency in March and heralding better relations with China.
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Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist  Party (KMT) soundly beat the ruling party in legislative  elections on Saturday, boosting its bid to retake the  presidency in March and auguring improved relations with China.
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New Jersey lawmakers approved the stateâs s most sweeping measures yet in its efforts to be a leader in stem-cell research.
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Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors on Friday passed into law a bill to revise the copyright law, mainly to facilitate the Internet technology-based distribution of video and audio content.
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Taiwan&#39;s parliament approved on Tuesday a bill to set up an independent body to investigate the mysterious election-eve assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian, but his cabinet decided to veto the bill.
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Taiwan&#39;s opposition Nationalist Party supporters celebrate in front of party headquarters in Taipei after the party and its allies won legislative elections, December 11, 2004.
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Beijing, Dec 25 (PTI) China&#39;s parliament today discussed the first-ever law against secession aimed to prevent arch-rival Taiwan from declaring independence.
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's newly elected lawmakers, who promised last month to listen closely and fight for the less fortunate, threw out two motions calling for more workers' rights and welfare yesterday.