Fukuda denies dissolution of lower house before budget enactment

Fukuda denies dissolution of lower house before budget enactment

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14. Fukuda denied the possibility of dissolving the House of Representatives for a general election before the fiscal 2008 budget bill passes the Diet in the spring. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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