Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, greets supporters during a campaign rally for the Aug. 30 parliament's lower house elections in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.(AP Photo/Sh…

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