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...Japan, debate over who should succeed Koizumi has thus far been framed, almost exclusively, on the candidates? views on Yasukuni. Shinzo Abe, 51, the charismatic front-runner, has courted conservatives by vehemently defending a prime minister's right to worship wherever he likes - although he has recently become coy about whether he would go to Yasukuni if he were prime minister...
...assorted Democrats, especially some high-powered money people, have surveyed the potential 2008 field and found it wanting. Obama has been listening politely to the honchos, his aides say, and telling them his position hasn't changed. But what is his position? "I'm really not trying to be coy here," he said when asked by the Chicago Tribune last December. "I'm not going to speculate." This is not exactly General William Tecumseh Sherman saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected." Close friends of Obama's say he really doesn't know...
...When a caller to Snow?s daily radio show asked about the job last week, Snow said: "I?m being deliberately coy. If nothing else, it?s good practice...
...appearances since news leaked that he was being considered for the job, Snow made it clear he was contemplating the job, and even hinted that he would take it. Asked about it one day on his show, he said with a laugh, ?I'm being deliberately coy. If nothing else, it's good practice.? Snow said on ?The O'Reilly Factor? that he was concerned about the loss of family time and the ?massive...
...sleeps with the boss when he visits. It boasts air-conditioning, a new Toshiba television, a dvd player and a stereo. Leslie sits playing video games or watching the satellite shows; she's not so active now she's pregnant with the boss's baby. Her father Joe is coy about how much money he received for letting Leslie set up house with the man. "He helps with supporting us," is all he will say. Leslie had little choice. "I didn't want to, but in my family it is the parents who decide," she says...