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Small Japanese party quits government over US base
AP ^ | 5/30/10 | MARI YAMAGUCHI

Posted on 05/30/2010 3:33:45 PM PDT by paudio

A small party decided to leave Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling coalition over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off Okinawa island, as he faced calls Sunday to resign and dim prospects in upcoming elections.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Japan
KEYWORDS: japan; militarybase; okinawa

1 posted on 05/30/2010 3:33:46 PM PDT by paudio
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To: paudio

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to
Cry if I want to
You would cry to if it happened to you...


2 posted on 05/30/2010 3:48:40 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: paudio
A small party decided to leave

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

3 posted on 05/30/2010 3:51:01 PM PDT by Riodacat (Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.)
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To: Riodacat
And that party would be.....THE...JAPAN.....SOCIALIST.....Party!!!!!(社民党) Yipppeeee!!!!

Good riddance!!

4 posted on 05/30/2010 4:57:30 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (If war comes, it will be because Obama was perceived, and rightly so, by our deadly enemies, as WEAK)
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