TOKYO (AP) -- A quick-smiling former Olympic skeetshooter with a penchant for tailored suits and manga comic books took power as Japan's third prime minister in two years Wednesday, vowing to boost a languishing economy.... ...full story at AP
from AP on Wed, Sep 24 2008
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