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JAKARTA (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has expressed hopes that its ties with the United States under the administration of President Barack Obama will be boosted by the upcoming visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Jakarta Post reported today.

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I have asked around and I want to report that, for whatever reason, the idea apparently did not catch on.

Why would it work when most people are not even aware of the action plan? The boycott proponents were mostly campaigning by email in the Internet. And how many motorists have email and Internet?
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CD pirates, too, by selling alleged "recordings" of the controversial conversation for P5 a copy may not be destabilizing the Arroyo regime – they’re making the "Hello Garci" thing a collector’s item.
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CD pirates, too, by selling alleged "recordings" of the controversial conversation for P5 a copy may not be destabilizing the Arroyo regime – they’re making the "Hello Garci" thing a collector’s item.
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CD pirates, too, by selling alleged "recordings" of the controversial conversation for P5 a copy may not be destabilizing the Arroyo regime – they’re making the "Hello Garci" thing a collector’s item.
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I have asked around and I want to report that, for whatever reason, the idea apparently did not catch on.

Why would it work when most people are not even aware of the action plan? The boycott proponents were mostly campaigning by email in the Internet. And how many motorists have email and Internet?
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CD pirates, too, by selling alleged "recordings" of the controversial conversation for P5 a copy may not be destabilizing the Arroyo regime – they’re making the "Hello Garci" thing a collector’s item.
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CD pirates, too, by selling alleged "recordings" of the controversial conversation for P5 a copy may not be destabilizing the Arroyo regime – they’re making the "Hello Garci" thing a collector’s item.
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CD pirates, too, by selling alleged "recordings" of the controversial conversation for P5 a copy may not be destabilizing the Arroyo regime – they’re making the "Hello Garci" thing a collector’s item.
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