Aso to run in LDP presidential race, election eyed for Sept. 22

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Aso, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a news conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 2. Aso reiterated his willingness to run in the party's presidential election after Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda abruptly announced his intention to resign the previous night.

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