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        "id": 1091990,
        "msgid": "presidents-character-1447893297",
        "date": "2001-03-06 00:00:00",
        "title": "President's character",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "President's character Pak Soegih Arto in his letter (The Jakarta Post, March 2, 2001) dreamed of Gus Dur's sweet victory when people were urging him to immediately return from his overseas trip and pilgrimage. CNN quoted the calls as \"Gus Dur, come back. Or don't bother to return at all\". Well, it could be perceived that way, but I believed the calls were merely to see how much sense of crises Gus Dur has with regard to the Sampit tragedy.",
        "content": "<p>President's character<\/p>\n<p>Pak Soegih Arto in his letter (The Jakarta Post, March 2,<br>\n2001) dreamed of Gus Dur's sweet victory when people were urging<br>\nhim to immediately return from his overseas trip and pilgrimage.<br>\nCNN quoted the calls as \"Gus Dur, come back. Or don't bother to<br>\nreturn at all\".<\/p>\n<p>Well, it could be perceived that way, but I believed the calls<br>\nwere merely to see how much sense of crises Gus Dur has with<br>\nregard to the Sampit tragedy. Different heads of state have<br>\ndifferent characters and attitudes. I recalled those who gave<br>\npriority to domestic issues and returned home immediately when<br>\nsomething serious occurs when they were overseas, no matter how<br>\nimportant their trips were.<\/p>\n<p>I know for sure the President would return home safely on<br>\nMarch 7 as scheduled, and he would be happy to see the success of<br>\nIbu Megawati and her team's visit to Sampit.<\/p>\n<p>Then we will see him making more overseas trips, and leave the<br>\nday-to-day administration to the Vice President. Perhaps, it is a<br>\ntest case that he is undertaking to prove his capability and<br>\nwhether Ibu Megawati is ready to take over the presidency. And<br>\nwhen the time is right (before 2004), he will gracefully<br>\nrelinquish the presidential seat to Ibu Megawati.<\/p>\n<p>Y. LUCAS<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/presidents-character-1447893297",
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