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Israel's foreign minister warned the ruling Kadima party Thursday that it must be prepared to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is embroiled in a corruption probe, an aide said.

Tzipi Livni said Kadima "needs to prepare itself for every scenario, including elections ... the reality has changed after yesterday, and Kadima needs to decide what it is doing. We cannot ignore the events of the last days," the aide said.

"The matter is not only a legal one," according to the remarks passed along by Livni's aide. She said the issue "is what is criminal and what is not, and not just the personal matter of the premier." Read full article »

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