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News	Indonesian students demand cleanup as president tries to cling on President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia tried to secure a political future for himself yesterday by appealing to the people while trying to ignore the parliamentary accusers who claim he is corrupt. One day after parliament decided to send Mr Wahid a formal warning, which could lead to his dismissal if MPs are dissatisfied with his response, the half-blind Muslim cleric insisted that he would not resign. "I will not step down," he said during a meeting with worshippers at a Jakarta mosque. "I will complete my presidential term." It ends in 2004. He was also bullish at a press conference at the presidential palace, saying MPs had acted improperly in censuring him based on their interpretation of events in two corruption scandals, rather than on the facts. "There are people who talk about public lies and words which are not ethical, but they are still being used by those who consider themselves to be the people's representatives," he said. The presidential spokesman, Wimar Witolar, said that Mr Wahid would reply to parliament's memorandum of warning "as soon as possible" but would focus on responding "to what's a very clear call for acceleration of reform, so he will accelerate action against corruption and violators of the law". He was speaking in reference to the fact that among several thousand demonstrators on Jakarta's streets in the past two days, a number have been calling for an end to corruption, rather than an end to this presidency. But in a society where corruption is endemic and so many influential people want him out, it is unlikely Mr Wahid will be able to make much headway in the three months he has before parliament can issue its second and final warning. Mr Wahid would then have 30 days to appease parliament before it could initiate impeachment proceedings. Even if the president did prove successful in fighting corruption, it might not save him because a majority of legislators have decided they want him out. February 3, 2001	Latest news Aceh rebels threaten attacks despite new security pact Wahid fails to meet Indonesia's 3 key leaders Eight killed in ethnic fighting in Indonesia Indonesia's Wahid Won't Step Down Indonesian's Fate May Rest in Hands of Vice President Wahid wins Cabinet ministers Indonesian students demand cleanup as president tries to cling on Wahid refuses to quit Indonesian Generals Say Army Won't Stage Coup - Reports Indonesian police fire tear gas at protesters Indonesian volcano spews lava, gases Police fire tear gas as thousands rally in support of Indonesia's Wahid Pro-Wahid protests in Indonesia
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FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer
In a general sense, in the long, venerable life of Electronic Arts' FIFA series, each new version of the game looks and plays a little bit better each year, with a few odd years missing the boat here and there. But with the introduction of Sony's PlayStation 2, EA truly has been able to capitalize in full on the things it's worked so hard on doing each year -- improving AI, creating more realistic looking players and improving their animations, and creating a sense of depth, play balance, and realism. Believe it or not, the PS2, or EA's early understanding of the PS2, has helped its soccer development team to realize the game's potential more than ever before. With this game, more polygons onscreen doesn't necessarily only mean "more of everything." With FIFA 2001, the game not only looks better because of more polygons, but it animates better, it's more realistic, and it flows very closely along the lines of reality to persuade and entrance our eyes, and therefore, our minds, into believing its fluid lifelike existence. Like a well-orchestrated concerto, EA's FIFA has come together better than ever before, and just like Madden NFL 2001 was to the sport of football, FIFA 2001 has become to the sport of soccer -- the best soccer of its kind on any system.

 

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