TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned Monday after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to grapple with a stalled economy and rising calls for snap elections.... ...full story at AP
from AP on Mon, Sep 01 2008
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