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German officials blast banker’s remarks as racist (AP)

August 29th, 2010

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, former Finance Senator of Berlin and now member of Germany's federal bank, Thilo Sarrazin, participates in a discussion in Berlin. Thilo Sarrazin of the German Bundesbank came under fire Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, for telling the weekly newspaper Welt am Sonntag that 'all Jews share the same gene.' He also said Muslim immigrants across Europe were not willing or capable of integrating into western societies. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, File)AP - Top German officials and immigrant leaders on Sunday condemned remarks by a board member of Germany’s federal bank as racist and anti-Semitic. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Bundesbank should discuss dismissing the banker.


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