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Published 2/24/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - President Barack Obama's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday will bring together leaders with starkly different political fortunes: While Obama enjoys worldwide popularity, Aso is struggling to stay in power.
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US meeting with Japan's PM meant to reassure Tokyo
(AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/24/2009
AP - President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday that his nation was the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia and of America's links to the world economy.
AP - President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday that his nation was the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia and of America's links to the world economy.
