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Japanese Emperor Undergoes Heart-Bypass Surgery

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 04.18.2012

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TOKYO — Japanese Emperor Akihito was undergoing heart-bypass surgery Saturday intended to allow him to lead a healthier, more active life. Akih...

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Japan's Emperor Visits Disaster Zone

AP | By MARI YAMAGUCHI and TOMOKO HOSAKA | Posted 06.14.2011

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TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's respected emperor visited the country's earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged disaster zone for the first time Thursday as frustration...

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Japan Emperor Addresses Nation

Reuters | Shinichi Saoshiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito made an unprecedented televised address to his disaster-stricken nation on Wednesday, expressing deep wor...

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Liz Cheney's Solution To Bow-Gate: Choose Dick In 2012!

Julie Farby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liz, for one, would never endanger America by treating an important world leader and key global ally with respect and deference. And you know who else wouldn't? Dick, that's who!

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Obama, the Teabaggers and Foreign Policy

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leon T. Hadar

As Obama contemplates a new strategy for Afghanistan, he should consider integrating the conservative values of fiscal discipline and limited government into his foreign policy decision-making.

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Obama Bows In Japan To Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In a scene that will likely be replayed on Sunday's political talk shows, President Obama bowed deeply to the Emperor and Empress of Japan on Saturday...

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Obama Bows, Conservatives Bitch, Reality Bites

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama bowed this week when greeting Japanese Emperor Akihito, and the conservative media and blogosphere went positively apoplectic.

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