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CNN 2011-05-12

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CNN 2011-11-11

A Prime Minister under pressure,austerity measures,government's way of cutting spending, huge debts and protest,you might we are talking about Greece.We are talking about Italy.This is Prime Minister,Silvio Berlusconi.The overseas country that so dee

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CNN 2008-06-18

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CNN 2008-06-08

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