Italy's Berlusconi slumps during speech
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi slumped at a podium during an emotional speech to political supporters in northern Italy Sunday, and aides rushed to keep him from falling over.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano began crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday in the wake of Prime Minister Romano Prodi's shock resignation because of a foreign policy defeat in the Senate.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi went into crisis talks over the future of his government Wednesday after it failed to secure a parliamentary vote of support for its foreign policy.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi faces a knife-edge vote of confidence in his leadership, a week after he was forced to resign over a humiliating foreign policy defeat in the Senate.Comment
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Riven by deep policy divisions and  personal rivalries, Italy's centre left is in tatters after the  collapse of Romano Prodi's government and faces a likely  drubbing if a snap election is called.
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ROME -- Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and put his center-left government to a new vote of confidence in Parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the cabinet's resignation days ago.
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was diagnosed with a minor heart complaint on Sunday after fainting at a rally.
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Italy's president was due to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of snap elections, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
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The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation days ago.
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Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi nearly collapsed during an emotional speech to political supporters Sunday, and aides rushed to the podium to keep him from falling.Comment
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MILAN - Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who fainted on Sunday while addressing a rally, will stay in hospital until at least Wednesday for further checks, his doctor said on Monday.Opposition ...Comment
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Correspondents say the vote reveals the fragility of Mr Prodi's coalition The Italian government has lost a key vote in its upper house of parliament on the country's foreign policy.Comment
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was taken ill at a podium during an emotional speech to political supporters in northern Italy Sunday, and aides rushed to keep him from falling over.Comment
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ROMA - Silvio Berlusconi spinge l&#39;acceleratore sul calo delle tasse, annunciandone la riduzione per tutte le fasce di reddito e aprendo anche ad un taglio dell&#39;Irap, ma solo per quello che riguarda la ricerca.
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Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi admits he may have to slow down, after leaving hospital following his collapse.
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By Stephen Brown and Silvia Aloisi Rome - Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to ...Comment
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Troop deployments have split Mr Prodi's coalition Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks following the resignation of the prime minister, Romano Prodi.Comment