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Israeli Foreign Minister Faces Raft of Corruption Charges

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2009 7:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Israeli police have recommended the indictment of the country's foreign minister for bribery, money laundering, and other corruption charges, Haaretz reports. Avigdor Lieberman, who leads the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party and was kingmaker in February's closely-run election, has been under investigation for years and is... Read full story »

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