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(IsraelNN.com) Sources in Kadima say Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering replacing Finance Minister Avraham Hirschson with former justice minister Chaim Ramon.

Hirschson is under police investigation for allegations of serious financial crimes, and may have to leave his post. Ramon has been convicted of indecent behavior in the matter of a kiss he exchanged with a female soldier. However, Ramon's lawyers have asked the court to cancel the charges against him. If this happens, Ramon would be allowed to hold government office again.