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Ehud Olmert as Jerusalem mayor in 1998. His work there is rare among leading Israelis.

Acting Israeli leader has unequaled credential

Olmert had helm in Jerusalem

By Thanassis Cambanis
Globe Staff / January 12, 2006

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JERUSALEM -- Ehud Olmert, Israel's acting prime minister, has a credential that his predecessors and his opponents in the country's upcoming election lack: He has 10 years of hands-on experience as mayor of Jerusalem. (Full article: 1274 words)

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