Berlusconi Saved in Graft Trial by Time Ruling
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An Italian court dropped a key corruption charge against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday, invoking a statute of limitations that meant time had run out to convict him of allegations he bribed a judge.
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An appeals court Friday ruled against removing the lead judge in the trial of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the estranged husband of Britain's culture minister, a setback for the defense, Italian news agencies reported.
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A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial yesterday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.
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A TRIUMPHANT Silvio Berlusconi hailed his acquittal on corruption charges by a Milan court yesterday, saying he had never doubted he would be cleared.
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An attempt by Italy's former Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi to delay his corporate fraud trial  suffered a setback on Wednesday with a decision that the trial  judge should stay on the case.
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Prosecutors press a Milan court to sentence Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for alleged corruption.
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With his corruption trial behind him , Silvio Berlusconi has sanctioned the production of a film about his life that promises to be an image-building exercise leaving few in doubt about his political and ...
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Premier Silvio Berlusconi, an important ally for President Bush in Iraq, was acquitted of corruption charges that have dogged his government from the start. The verdict was a boost to the conservative leader ahead of 2006 elections. Berlusconi, 68, has long insisted he was the victim of left-wing prosecutors.
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An appeals court Friday ruled against removing the lead judge in the trial of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the estranged husband of Britain's culture minister, a setback for the defense, Italian ...Comment
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The trial of Silvio Berlusconi resumes in Milan as Italy's former prime minister is treated for a minor heart complaint in hospital.
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ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of corruption charges - a major victory in the billionaire business baron&#39;s decade-long battle with legal woes he blamed on left-wing prosecutors.
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Judges in the corruption trial of Silvio  Berlusconi withdrew on Thursday to decide their verdict and the  prime minister said he was confident he would not be convicted.
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AFTER days of speculation prompted by his decision to wear a bandana, it was yesterday confirmed that Italy&#39;s flamboyant prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, had undergone a hair transplant operation.
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A judge in Milan, northern Italy, has decided to commit former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for trial on charges of tax fraud, false accounting and misuse of company assets.
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Italy is awaiting the verdict in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Three judges in Milan are deliberating and the verdict may be announced later on Friday.
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MILAN - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was acquitted of corruption charges in a Milan court Friday, after a decade-long legal battle.
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A close political ally of Premier Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of ties with the Sicilian Mafia on Saturday and sentenced to nine years in prison in a fresh embarrassment to Italy's conservative government.