“In the present situation it is difficult to push ahead with effective policies that win the

“In the present situation it is difficult to push ahead with effective policies that win the support and trust of the public. I have decided that we need a change in this situation.”

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Announcing he will resign following a string of damaging scandals.

“The best way to protect our security and to pressure Iraq’s leaders to resolve their civil war is to immediately begin to remove our combat troops. Not in six months or one year — now.”

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois

Democratic presidential candidate.