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  <title>Japan faces policy gridlock as ruling party reels  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faced political gridlock after the ruling party's thrashing in an election on Sunday, which could thwart efforts to curb a huge public debt and get the economy in shape, and put Prime Minister Naoto Kan's job at risk.
  
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  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:42:44 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>Anti-tax backlash bruises Japan&amp;rsquo;s ruling party at the polls  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Drubbing in upper house will complicate debt woes


  
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  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:57:00 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>Japan government at risk of setback as voters go to poll  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese were voting on Sunday in an upper house election that could deliver a major blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government, stalling efforts to curb a huge public debt and putting the premier's job at risk.
  
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  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:22:32 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>Upper house vote tests Japan PM  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Japan is voting in an upper house election seen as a referendum on 10 months of rule by the party of PM Naoto Kan.]]>  </description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:58:26 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>NZ whaling activist returns home  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune arrives home after being deported from Japan, but vows to continue his fight.]]>  </description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:46:23 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>Japan PM party may miss vote target  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Noato Kan's Democratic Party looked increasingly likely to suffer a sharp setback in a weekend election, surveys showed on Friday, putting his job at risk and hampering efforts to curb a huge public debt.
  
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:58:52 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>Japan PM's party seen far short of election goal  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party could fall far short of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's target in this weekend's upper house poll, media said on Wednesday, putting his grip on his job at risk and foiling efforts to curb a huge public debt.
  
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:27:02 EDT  </pubDate>
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  <title>Japan PM in danger of missing election target: report  </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party is in danger of missing Prime Minister Naoto Kan's target in Sunday's upper house election, the Sankei newspaper said, an outcome that could put Kan's job at risk and complicate policymaking.
  
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  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:15:56 EDT  </pubDate>
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