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Deputy PM Wants Olmert Out

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted May 3, 2007 7:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – Israel's foreign minister has called on Ehud Olmert to resign, the highest ranking Kadima party official to call for his ouster. Tzipi Livni, who also serves as deputy prime minister, says she's prepared to stand to replace Olmert in the wake of the damning Winograd... Read full story »

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