Taxing Transparency: Hamburg Authority Deals Blow to WikiLeaks

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The tax authority in the city-state of Hamburg is suddenly playing an important role in determining the future of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks. By revoking the tax-exempt status of the site's main financial supporter in Germany for the 2010 calendar year, the authority could place a further strain on the organization's future.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-865671.html