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        "id": 1305022,
        "msgid": "minister-takes-a-turn-as-reporter-1447893297",
        "date": "2000-08-14 00:00:00",
        "title": "Minister takes a turn as reporter",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Minister takes a turn as reporter JAKARTA (JP): What do ministers do on a Sunday to take a break from the hectic schedule of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly? State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela considers posing as a journalist to be a pleasant diversion.",
        "content": "<p>Minister takes a turn as reporter<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): What do ministers do on a Sunday to take a break<br>\nfrom the hectic schedule of the Annual Session of the People's<br>\nConsultative Assembly?<\/p>\n<p>State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela<br>\nconsiders posing as a journalist to be a pleasant diversion.<\/p>\n<p>After attending a plenary session of the Golkar Party faction<br>\nat the Assembly on Sunday, Mahadi borrowed a press identification<br>\ncard from a Suara Merdeka reporter and a tape recorder from a<br>\nJakarta Post reporter, and set forth to interview Golkar's Ekky<br>\nSyachruddin.<\/p>\n<p>\"What is your opinion on the Cabinet reshuffle? What if the<br>\nPresident picks you as one of the ministers?\" Mahadi asked while<br>\npointing the tape recorder at Ekky.<\/p>\n<p>Ekky went along with the \"interview\", giving light answers to<br>\nthe questions.<\/p>\n<p>\"I already said I support the President's reply but I still<br>\ndidn't get picked to be a minister,\" Ekky quipped.(dja)<\/p>",
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