Koizumi picked as politician of year

MOSCOW, Russia - Major Russian economic daily Vedomosti carries on its front page on Dec. 29 a story on its selection of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as the politician of the year. Koizumi ''refused to compromise with the opposition bloc (in his postal privatization drive) and won a landslide victory after dissolving the House of Representatives,'' it said. ''He showed the qualifications that are required of a capable politician.''

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