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Romania’s president blasts government over corruption report

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Amid criticism, Romanian gov’t taxes banks, energy companies

By ALISON MUTLER - Associated Press

$The &quot;Wisdom of the Earth&quot; sculpture by Constantin Brancusi, on display at the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in a bid to raise public funds to purchase one of the artist's greatest artworks. The campaign has raised some 212,000 euros ($237,000) since March when it began, a fraction of the 11-million-euro purchase price of which Romania's government will pay 5 million euros. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)$