Chen's young `scouts' learning quickly - TW

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BEHIND THE SCENES: Derided by some for their youth, the president's aides nevertheless say they are in tune with public opinion and can deal with crises

The plot of US television series The West Wing is based on internal White House power games, giving the public an inside look at how a certain image of the president might be created through hard work and the efforts of a group of talented young people.

Thousands of kilometers away, inside President Chen Shui-bian's (???) office, 12 people are taking part in a real-life version of The West Wing. These presidential aides, who have come from different departments within the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and even once belonged to different factions within the DPP, are in charge of arranging Chen's daily itinerary, communicating and negotiating with other government departments, molding the president's public image and taking care of public relations.

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