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| | asahi.com:Weekend Beat/ Lavish perks spur interest in political careers - ENGLISH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) |
 | | Of the 83 new backbenchers, Sugimura, 26, is the youngest, and also the youngest in the entire Diet. |
 | | Sugimura hit the jackpot by being named an LDP candidate when the party trolled for applicants from among the general public. |
 | | However, Sugimura, a University of Tsukuba dropout with few political ties, demonstrated that the old ways are changing. |
| www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200511120099.html (1857 words) |
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