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This we know for sure: Silvio Berlusconi is still guilty of tax fraud. But the former three-time Italian prime minister and long-time media baron may never see the inside of a jail cell, on account of being a wealthy political fat cat, and also because he's really old.
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After four years and one Lifetime original movie, the murder mystery has reached a verdict
File under: 'things that could only happen at George Clooney's Lake Como villa'
Italian newspaper says investigators have found a link between doctor and cyclist
$157 billion allowance should help Greece restore financial stability
The economic crises in Greece, Portugal and Italy is starting to catch up to Europe
The refrain from European papers: screw this up and the whole world suffers
Or a lesson in how gaffes can be global
A full day's worth of tweets that tied us up
On a 62% tax rate, Italy's lackluster revolution, and sympathy for John Edwards
If you go to the University of Florida, that is
A self-taught seismologist predicted in 1979 that a "big one" would hit today
Additional troops coincide with U.S. aid
Or is Italy's prime minister just trying to duck bribery charges?
Italy's prime minister called himself "the most accused man in the universe"
Senate Minority Leader was visiting with officials in Rome
Italian premier charged with paying for sex with an underage girl 13 times
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