LDP expels 9 as punishment for voting against postal bills

LDP expels 9 as punishment for voting against postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki, former House of Representatives speaker, speaks with reporters after being expelled by the governing Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 21 for voting against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization bills during the previous Diet session ended Aug. 13.

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