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Swiss Sputter as Merkel Buys Stolen Bank Data

By William BostonFeb 2nd 2010 – 5:23PM
AP

AP

BERLIN (Feb. 2) – Angela Merkel is set to pay almost $3.5 million to a whistle-blower for a list of alleged German tax evaders stashing money in Swiss banks, but the German chancellor may be getting more than she bargained for. Germany's decision to purchase the list, allegedly stolen from a Swiss bank, has ignited...

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