The Ma Administration Tumbles Again

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In chronological order:
(1) 台湾又要选举了：立委补选选战激烈. VOA Chinese, Jan. 4, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/taiwan/20100104-Taiwan-elections-80588692.html

(2)
(a) 王貝林、范正祥 and 陳杉榮, 3立委補選 民進黨全壘打; 突破國會1/4席次 跨過
憲政提案門檻. Liberty Times, Jan. 10, 2010 (available now).
http://libertytimes.com/2010/new/jan/10/today-t1.htm
("民進黨並首次攻陷台東")

My comment: Aboriginals traditionally support KMT. DPP has not attained a
county-level seat (that is, county magistrate or legislator for the
Legislature) until today.

(b) 李欣芳、翁聿煌 and 曾韋禎, 三席全上 蔡：繼續努力 拚2.27四席補選. Liberty
Times, Jan. 10, 2010.
http://libertytimes.com/2010/new/jan/10/today-fo1.htm
("對於二月二十七日的四席立委補選，[DPP 秘書長] 蘇嘉全坦言，只有嘉義縣提名前
縣長陳明文具有優勢")


-----------------Separately
(1) Ho Ai Li, Taiwan president struggles to rein in party members. The
Strait Times (Singapore), Jan. 9, 2010.
http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?id=9479

My comment:
(a) Too many cooks spoil the broth
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Too+many+cooks+spoil+the+broth
(b) Please consult

江陈会余波引发国民党内心结. VOA Chinese, Dec. 28, 2009.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/taiwan/20091228-ChenYunlin-KMT-80197702.html

I introduced this VOA report in my Dec. 31, 2009 posting titled "Frenemies:
China and Taiwan."

(2) A Taiwan Lesson; Obama sells arms to an ally. Wall Street Journal, Jan.
9, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704130904574645422599638440.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop

My comment:
(a) do right by
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/do_right_by
(b) I am confused. As far as I can recall, US Department of Defense approved
the sale when George W. Bush was the president. Why do WSJ and China heap
praise and blame, respectively, on Pres. Obama?

(3) 台湾一景:抗争示威。台湾民众如何看? VOA Chinese, Jan. 7, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/taiwan/TAIWANESE-20100107-80894497.html

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