Up today on the program, the CEC is running into problems setting up polling booths for the Han recall vote, which may lead to a self-decapitation, two KMT lawmakers go tough on crime, but is it part of a broader strategy? Finally, Norway changes "Taiwanese" to "Chinese," a move backed by a district court.

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