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  • May 2008

    • Barak Calls for Olmert to Quit

      BBC  |  May 28, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Barak Calls for Olmert to Quit

      (Newser) - Israel's defense minister told Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or step down while he battles corruption charges, reports the BBC, and threatened to leave the country's governing coalition if he refused. "The prime minister needs to disconnect himself from the day-to-day management of the government," said Ehud Barak. A US businessman testified yesterday that he gave $150,000 in contributions to Olmert in the last 15 years, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • corruption  • donation  • Ehud Barak  • Morris Talansky

    • I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem and minister of industry, vowed to resign if indicted. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • corruption  • Lebanon  • campaign finance  • bribery  • Knesset  • criminal investigation  • Morris Talansky  • Likud Party

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