DPJ rejects Fukuda's grand coalition proposal

DPJ rejects Fukuda's grand coalition proposal

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 2, after senior DPJ executives decided to reject Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's proposal to form a grand coalition government with the main opposition party.

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