By-election rout for Berlusconi
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The centre-right coalition of Italy's PM Berlusconi suffers a crushing defeat in seven by-elections.
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Italy will hold an election by mid-April  which could return media magnate Silvio Berlusconi to power  after political parties failed to agree on an interim  government.
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ROMA - &quot;Siamo al minimo storico. Avete capito? La Casa delle libertÃ  non Ã¨ mai stata cosÃ¬ sotto. Forza Italia perde 6-8 punti. Ma anche gli alleati non vanno meglio. El&#39;Ulivo ha superato il 50%.... Silvio Berlusconi Ã¨ fuori di sÃ¨.
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Once best known for his brash conservatism, Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi is wrapping up a summer that put him in the news more for his exploits as a party animal &#151; and raised doubts over his political future.
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Media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi launches a campaign to become Italian prime minister for the third time.
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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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Italy&#39;s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was last night cleared of the most serious corruption charge hanging over him when a court in Milan ruled that a key accusation - that of bribing a judge with almost $500,000 (Â£260,000) - was &quot;out of time&quot;.
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A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial Friday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.
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Italy's Silvio Berlusconi underwent more  hospital checks on Tuesday after fainting at a rally this  weekend, but the ex-prime minister planned to get straight back  into the political fray after his discharge due on Wednesday.
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Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi kicked off his election campaign Saturday, calling for a single liberal party -- his own -- to dominate parliament after the April election.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday he hoped incumbent President Bush would win the Nov.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's four-year corruption trial is expected to draw to a close on Friday.
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The verdict expected in Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial cast a long shadow over the Italian prime minister's first political duel with his returning centre-left rival Romano Prodi.
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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy&#39;s prime minister, has discovered the high price of clashing with Tony Blair: he has been forced to seek hospital treatment for a leg injury sustained when
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Italy's Romano Prodi is scrambling for support ahead of a vote of confidence this week which he must win to stay on as prime minister.
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Silvio Berlusconi, the Houdini of European politics, escaped jail last night on charges of bribing Roman judges. At the end of the Prime Minister&#39;s trial in Milan, judges cleared him
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ROME (Italy): Italy faced a standstill as millions of workers took part in a general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.