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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Carter Dougherty / The Bulletin
January 7, 2009
FRANKFURT, Germany — Adolf Merckle, the German billionaire whose speculation in volatile Volkswagen stock had pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin, has committed suicide, his family said on Tuesday.
Merckle, 74, was found dead on railroad tracks near his villa in....
