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Confirmation Hearing For Pamela Jo Bondi - Day Two - Washington

Lisa Gilbert, Co Founder of Public Citizen, a prominent Lobbying organization on Capitol Hill, makes opening remarks for the Senate Judiciary hearings to examine the expected nomination of Pamela Jo Bondi, to be Attorney General, Department of Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington DC, on Thursday January 16, 2025, in Washington DC, USA. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Meets Biden After US $ 61bn Aid Package Stalls

Handout photo shows US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on December 12, 2023. President Biden warned on Tuesday that Russia was celebrating American division over providing aid to Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky hit a wall of resistance from congressional Republicans during a daylong lobbying blitz in Washington. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - During a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 1, 2017, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitada Konoike admits that he met the administrator of a school operator at the center of a controversial land deal, while denying he played any role in lobbying the Finance Ministry on behalf of the operator over the deal.

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Ex-PM Kan shares Fukushima lessons in California

SAN DIEGO, United States - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko attend a symposium organized by Friends of the Earth, an environmental lobbying group, in San Diego, California, on June 4, 2013. Kan, who was prime minister at the time of the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, said how the Fukushima disaster changed his view of nuclear power and stressed the importance of a global network for antinuclear activists and renewable energy advocates to share their ideas and experiences.

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Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)

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Taiwan military shows off Patriot missiles

WANLI, Taiwan - Taiwan soldiers stand in front of Patriot air defense missiles at a base in the hilly town of Wanli, Taipei Country, on Oct. 22 as the base is opened to local media for the first time as part of the Taiwan military's lobbying campaign for an arms procurement package.

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Racism, political self-interest spawn rampant gun violence in U.S.: expert

STORY: Racism, political self-interest spawn rampant gun violence in U.S.: expert DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Sociologist STORYLINE: Antonio Gonzalez Plessman, Venezuelan sociologist, has said that the unchecked gun violence in the United States is the result of racial injustice and the self-interest of powerful gun lobbying groups in the country. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Sociologist "I would say that the particular nature (of shootings) in the U.S. has to do with certain situational factors. An interesting fact is that 70 percent of firearms are found within the white male population. There are more white people who use these firearms. We are talking about a society that is structurally racist, in which just 60 years ago, there were laws that validated racism. And this racism continues in the structure of the country and culture. It

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Easy availability of guns and hatred towards nonwhite lead to social problems in U.S.: expert

STORY: Easy availability of guns and hatred towards nonwhite lead to social problems in U.S.: expert DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of gun violence related clips in the United States 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ROBINDER SACHDEV, President of Imagindia Institute STORYLINE: An Indian expert has said that easy availability of guns and hatred towards the nonwhite population have led to social problems in the U.S. Robinder Sachdev, president of the New Delhi-based think tank and research center Imagindia Institute, said that the American government has failed to form consensus on the issue of gun control. SOUNDBITE (English): ROBINDER SACHDEV, President of Imagindia Institute "See, the basic issue in America is that easy availability of guns and a culture where owning a gun is your right. For the Republicans and Conservatives, gun control is a core, core issue. you have the National Rifle Association, which is a very smart advocacy, lobbying org

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Lawmaker Akimoto sentenced to 4 years over casino graft scandal

Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto (C) enters the Tokyo District Court to hear the ruling on his bribery case, linked to the country's casino resort project. The former Liberal Democratic Party member, 49, was sentenced to four years in prison for receiving bribes from a Chinese company lobbying for a casino license in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Lawmaker Akimoto sentenced to 4 years over casino graft scandal

Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto (C) enters the Tokyo District Court to hear the ruling on his bribery case, linked to the country's casino resort project. The former Liberal Democratic Party member, 49, was sentenced to four years in prison for receiving bribes from a Chinese company lobbying for a casino license in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Lawmaker Akimoto sentenced to 4 years over casino graft scandal

Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto (front) enters the Tokyo District Court to hear the ruling on his bribery case, linked to the country's casino resort project. The former Liberal Democratic Party member, 49, was sentenced to four years in prison for receiving bribes from a Chinese company lobbying for a casino license in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Taiwan military shows off Patriot missiles

WANLI, Taiwan - Taiwan soldiers stand in front of Patriot air defense missiles at a base in the hilly town of Wanli, Taipei Country, on Oct. 22 as the base is opened to local media for the first time as part of the Taiwan military's lobbying campaign for an arms procurement package. (Kyodo)

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School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

During a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 1, 2017, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitada Konoike admits that he met the administrator of a school operator at the center of a controversial land deal, while denying he played any role in lobbying the Finance Ministry on behalf of the operator over the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

During a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 1, 2017, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitada Konoike admits that he met the administrator of a school operator at the center of a controversial land deal, while denying he played any role in lobbying the Finance Ministry on behalf of the operator over the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo