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Portugal officials find dictator wine hard to swallow

AFP

A Portuguese mayor hoping his town could cash in on its historic ties to former dictator Antonio Salazar has lost a bid to have a wine called “Salazar’s Memories” registered as a trademark. Portuguese media say the national intellectual property authority went sour on the idea, finding the proposed…