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January 12, 2012

Japan PM Bets on Breaking 'Groundhog Day' Cycle

Linda Sieg, Reuters

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A prolonged cycle of dashed hopes, failed strategies and policy deadlock -- Japanese politics is reminding some critics of the comedy film "Groundhog Day," in which the hero repeatedly wakes to find he is living the same wintry day over and over.

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