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Wednesday, September 12 2007, 02:10 AM Japanese Prime Minister Abe will resign Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday he will resign, ending a year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat. 20 News Stories, 2 Liberal Blogs, 3 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment
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Armchair Activist / Grateful Dread Radio Blog - AF&O Archive Japan's New Pm Same As The Old Pm? Following the abrupt resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after only a year, officials are trying to coax Junichiro Koizumi, the man Abe replaced, to take the nation's reins again. Ex-Japan PM may come out of retirement - ABC News (Austra
Wonkette Foreign Affairs Dept.: Bad Day For Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe announced his retirement today as Japan’s least favorite Prime Minister. Try to read this New York Times description without being reminded of someone: “the nationalist leader whose vision of an unapologetic and strong Japan founder
From The Right
Asia Times Online The End Of A Beautiful Dream In Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, admitting defeat in his push for new policies and in winning the 'support and trust of the public', will stand down as soon as a successor is found from within the ranks of his ruling party. So ends the year-long tenure
Asia Times Online Embattled Abe Takes A Political Gamble One would not think that a weakened and embattled political leader such as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be making threats to resign. But that's the latest tack Abe has taken by threatening to quit should the Diet refuse to extend Japan's suppo
PoliPundit.com Is Russia Returning To It?s Evil Ways? You betcha they are. As predicted years ago by longtime Conservatives, Vladimir Putin, the Russian Dictator, President, has DISSOLVED the Government to preserve his power: DEVELOPING STORY: Russian news agencies cite the Kremlin as saying that President