AP - Japan's lower house elected Naoto Kan as the new prime minister Friday, handing the outspoken, grass-roots populist the task of quickly reclaiming public support squandered by his predecessor ahead of July elections.
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President Obama told CNN's Larry King today that he is furious about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but that his job is to fix things -- not just to yell at people.
The ruling party of Japan is expected to tap Finance Minister Naoto Kan Friday to head up the party following the resignation of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama earlier this week.