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A Test of Strength on the Tube

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

As PDI-P spends wildly on TV advertising, other political parties air just a few adsor none at all.

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AT a bus stop in South Jakarta, the two men sit, one aimlessly strumming a guitar. They are relaxed and call themselves "slankers" (fans of the band Slank). Wearing a black leather jacket, a purple bandana, and a dangling earring, Adi—one of the slankers—is surprised by something in the newspaper. For a few seconds, he seems astonished.

"The PKS people (Prosperous Justice Party) are honest," he says. "The

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