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Ex-KGB spy in bid to buy UK paper

Ex-KGB spy in bid to buy UK paper

A Russian ex-KGB agent could soon be in control of London daily newspaper the Evening Standard.Billionaire businessman Alexander Lebedev is believed to have made an offer for a 76% share of the paper.Nick Higham reports.

BBC | January 15, 2009Watch more videos from BBC

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