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04-25-2007, 10:53 PM
mainichi Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is furious about a weekly magazine story that suggests one of his secretaries has a link to a gang of which the killer of former Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito is a member. "I would resign as prime minister and as a member of the House of Representatives if I, or a secretary to me, had a link to the culprit or the crime syndicate," Abe told reporters. "It's unthinkable even if they (the magazine) have a grudge against me and want to overthrow my Cabinet. It's like a terrorist attack by the press." More... (http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070425p2a00m0na001 000c.html)