LDP to readmit 11 'postal rebels' but rejects Hiranuma

LDP to readmit 11 'postal rebels' but rejects Hiranuma

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks with reporters after meeting with executives of his Liberal Democratic Party on Nov. 27 on a joint petition filed by 11 independent lawmakers for their return to the ruling party. Abe said the party will readmit the 11 independents whom it ousted in 2005 over a policy dispute on the postal liberalization program.

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