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Japan eyes e-politics as political rivalry grows

TOKYO - Japanese opposition lawmaker Seiji Ohsaka was disappointed, if not surprised, when he found he was supposed to stop posting microblogs on social networking service Twitter once the formal campaign begins for an Aug. 30 election. But as Japanese politicians increasingly eye the Internet as a way to woo independent voters, Ohsaka and others wonder if an outdated ban on cyber campaigning will really hold (JAPAN-ELECTION/INTERNENT (POLITICAL FEATURE), pix, by Yoko Kubota, 800 words)

Sage grouse unlikely focus of Wyoming wind wars

CARBON, Wyoming - They used to mine coal in the abandoned town of Carbon. Now this patch of southern Wyoming is a battleground in the debate over what many hope will be the clean energy source of the future: wind power. At its heart are plans to build a network of wind farms that conservationists fear could disrupt threatened habitat such as sage brush, home to the greater sage grouse and other wildlife (USA-WINDPOWER/HABITAT, pix, tv, by Ed Stoddard, 1000 words)

The price of U.S. recession is paid in jobs

WASHINGTON - From auto workers in Detroit too old for retraining to new college graduates competing for scarce jobs, more and more Americans are facing long-lasting unemployment, a threat to President Obama's agenda (USA-UNEMPLOYMENT/

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USA-UNEMPLOYMENT/PROFILES, expect by 0500, pix, 600 words

USA-UNEMPLOYMENT/SCENARIOS, expect by 0500, by Emily Kaiser, 600 words