Megawati calls for obedience: President Megawati Soekarnoputri

Megawati calls for obedience: President Megawati Soekarnoputri
called on all government officials and civil servants to carry
out all her decisions and not to hamper the implementation of
government policies, a senior government minister said on Monday.
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Explosion rocks Jakarta: An explosion occurred here on Monday
morning just minutes after a ceremony installing Insp. Gen.
Makbul Padmanagara as the new Jakarta Police chief to replace
Comr. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb.
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Clubfoot, the most common foot defect: Clubfoot affects about one
in every 1,000 newborns. Parents will immediately know if their
baby has clubfoot as it is present at birth.
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Bucks shoot down Spurs: The Milwaukee Bucks were without Ray
Allen but still had enough firepower to shoot down the Spurs and
end San Antonio's 10-game winning streak by claiming a 101-91
victory on Sunday.
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Investor pulls out of BCA bid: Malaysian Plantations Bhd., one of
the nine investors selected for the final bid for the
government's shares in BCA, announced late last week that it had
dropped its high-profile bid to purchase a controlling stake in
publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA). No clear reason was
given.

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Shoe bomber puts airports on alert: Christmas travelers faced
scrutiny of their footwear as airports around the world went on
high alert after a man was caught apparently trying to blow up a
plane with shoes that had been converted into bombs.
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Poor SEA Games record: Once considered a sports giant among
members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
Indonesia began to lose its domination of the biennial Southeast
Asian (SEA) Games in 1999.
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