TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's legislature opened a new session on Tuesday with Premier Yu Shyi-kun pushing for several bills aimed at spurring the economy and curbing rising unemployment ahead of the 2004 presidential race.
The proposals were stalled during the last session amid vicious political bickering. Opposition lawmakers accused President Chen Shui-bian's inexperienced administration of failing to come up with effective policies to stimulate the sluggish economy.
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