JCP head Shii asks voters for support in general election

JCP head Shii asks voters for support in general election

FUNABASHI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii gives a stump speech near JR Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2009, making a final plea for voter support in the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Shii, who heads the minor opposition party, is among candidates seeking reelection as a lower house member.

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