But few believe he is ready to give up waging his personal war - against European integration, against environmentalism, against misquotation.
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However, Xinhua points out that the Washington Post's "misquotation" of Mr Abe's comments in the interview "have raised the eyebrows of many Chinese".
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We take to task egregious examples of misquotation from any candidate who chooses to leverage cheap political stunts to mislead voters and muddy the political process.
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