*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Saturday, December 25, 2010 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Record \92.4 trillion budget OK'd Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet approves a record \92.41 trillion draft budget for the next fiscal year, as social welfare costs swell and the government looks to boost spending on key policies. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101225a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Kan taps Tachiagare as an ally Prime Minister Naoto Kan has unofficially asked Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party of Japan), a minor opposition force, to join the ruling bloc, a Tachiagare Nippon executive says. 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