Czech leader clings on after close aide charged with graft

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By Jana Mlcochova and Jan Korselt PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was clinging to office on Friday after prosecutors accused his personal assistant of being at the centre of a corrupt web of political favors and secret surveillance. Police raids on government offices on Thursday signaled the most significant action against corruption in two decades in a country that has been mired in sleaze since its "Velvet Revolution" overthrew Communism in 1989. ...




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