Half-Million Taiwanese Protest Election
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By STEPHAN GRAUWELS, Associated Press Writer
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A half million people swarmed into Taiwan's capital on Saturday to protest the disputed presidential election, while <b>China hinted that the turmoil might provide a reason for it to take control of the island.</b>
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The rally started peacefully — a contrast from the day before when about 2,000 people stormed the Central Election Commission headquarters in Taipei. The mob broke glass windows and scuffled with police in an unsuccessful attempt to delay the formal certification of the election's results.
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Lien also demanded an independent investigation into the bizarre election-eve shooting that lightly wounded Chen and might have given him a crucial last-minute boost at the polls.