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Politics › Ota reveals detailed expenses to clear his name over alleged misuse

Farm minister Seiichi Ota disclosed the breakdown of expenditures logged by one of his political groups Friday in a bid to vindicate himself over the… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Aug 29 2008

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