LDP to readmit 11 'postal rebels' but rejects Hiranuma

LDP to readmit 11 'postal rebels' but rejects Hiranuma

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Sato (C) and other members of the Liberal Democratic Party give a joint press conference after a meeting they held to voice their opposition to the return to the party of 11 independent lawmakers who were ousted in 2005 over a policy dispute on Japan's postal liberalization program.

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