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A weeping relative is comforted at the Jakarta, Indonesia, airport as she waits for the news on the Russian airplane that dropped off radar Wednesday afternoon. (Associated Press)

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Massive earthquakes triggered tsunami warnings for Indonesia on April 11, 2012. (The Washington Times)

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People wait as they are evacuated from a shopping mall after a strong earthquake was felt in Medan, Sumatra island, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this image made from Indonesian television TV One, people on motorcycles and cars flee after a strong earthquake hit in Aceh in Indonesia, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (AP Photo/TV One via AP Video)

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center) and Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (left) applaud as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono strikes a gong to mark the opening of the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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**FILE** Kliwon, a 30-year-old male African giraffe, receives treatment March 1, 2012, from keepers at the Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, Indonesia. Kliwon, the only giraffe in the zoo, later died with a huge wad of plastic food wrappers found in its belly. (Associated Press)

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Evie, also known as Turdi, the former nanny of President Obama, stands Jan. 27, 2012, at the doorway of her room at a boarding house in a slum in Jakarta, Indonesia. Evie, who was born a man but believes she is really a woman, has endured a lifetime of taunts and beatings because of her identity. (Associated Press)

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Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, arrives Feb. 13, 2012, to his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** The USS Bonhomme Richard steams off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, while conducting humanitarian assistance in June 2005. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-e, File)

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A man who survived the sinking of a ship carrying asylum seekers to Australia is taken into an ambulance in Trenggalek, Indonesia, on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo)

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** FILE ** U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama, donning a traditional Ikat shirt Friday at a summit dinner in Indonesia, is spreading the message far and wide that the American worker has let down his nation. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Attendees at the Retreat Session of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 19, 2011, include (from left) U.S. President Barack Obama, Myanmar President Thein Sein (rear), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Vietnamese President Nguyen Tan Dung, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. (Associated Press)

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U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as he announces that she will travel to Myanmar, on the sidelines of the ASEAN and East Asia summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Felip Karma, sentenced to 15 years in prison for raising a banned separatist flag in Papua province, sits on a hospital bed in Jakarta, Indonesia, in July 2010. “Our democracy is a lie,” said Mr. Karma, who has nine years left on his sentence. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir sits in the defendant's chair during his trial in a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, June 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, FIle)

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Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (left) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, during their meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

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An Indonesian police officer stands guard near an armored vehicle outside a church after an explosion in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, on Sunday. A suicide bomber attacked the church packed with hundreds of worshippers Sunday, killing himself and wounding at least 22 people, police and hospital officials said. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A poster of the movie "Captain America" stands in front of the main entrance to a cinema Tuesday in central Jakarta, Indonesia. A monopoly on film imports that is holding the number of Hollywood blockbusters entering Indonesia to a trickle faces growing scrutiny amid widespread disgruntlement.