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US trader: I gave cash-stuffed envelopes to Olmert

JERUSALEM - The key witness in a corruption probe that threatens to topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a dramatic courtroom appearance Tuesday, telling prosecutors that he handed cash-stuffed envelopes to the Israeli politician and suspected some of the money went to fund Olmert's fondness for fine hotels, first-class flights and luxury goods.

In sometimes emotional testimony, Jewish-American businessman Morris Talansky told the court that he turned over about $150,000 (

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