Silvio Berlusconi

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   Silvio Berlusconi Sex Trial: Prosecutors Request Six Years in Jail, Ban From Politics

   10:26 am 5/13/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The billionaire media tycoon is on trial for paying an underage girl for sex and abuse of power. His lawyer says the harsh sentence "defies precedent."Read more

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   Italy Supreme Court Denies Request to Move Berlusconi Trials

   7:42 am 5/7/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The media tycoon says he was not able to receive a fair trial in his "hostile" home town of Milan, where he is being tried on two separate sets of charges. Read more

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   Italy's 'Ruby the Heartstealer' Underage Film Sends Boyfriend to Prison

   7:40 am 4/25/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The former erotic dancer is a central figure in the sex and abuse of power trial of media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.Read more

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   Italy Election Breakthrough: Silvio Berlusconi Could Wage New Prime Minister Campaign

   7:32 am 4/22/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The billionaire media mogul could be the favorite if elections are called for early in the summer, but he'd be running while standing trial. Read more

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   Berlusconi, Murdoch Looking to End Long Battle in Italy TV Sector (Report)

   6:55 am 4/12/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The two billionaires reportedly lunched together last month to discuss "disarmament" as Italy's television sector struggles. Read more

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   Italy's Berlusconi Attempts to Govern Despite Continued Political Stalemate

   7:58 am 4/8/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Negotiations to form a new government enter their seventh week, but the controversial candidate starts proposing legislation anyway.Read more

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   'Ruby the Heartstealer' Denies Sex With Italy's Berlusconi: 'I'm Not a Prostitute!'

   8:15 am 4/4/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The former erotic dancer is a key figure in the "Bunga Bunga" trial of Italy's Berlusconi. But she has not been asked to testify.Read more

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   Who Holds the Keys to Italy's Political Impasse? The Showbiz Candidates

   8:49 am 4/3/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi and former comedian Beppe Grillo will help decide the fate of the country -- and perhaps Europe's along with it. Read more

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   Ford Apologizes for Ad Featuring Bound-and-Gagged Women in Berlusconi's Trunk (Updated)

   10:43 pm 3/24/2013

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   Another ad in the same campaign featured Paris Hilton and the Kardashians; the ads were meant to highlight the ample trunk space for the Ford Figo.Read more

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    Italy's Berlusconi Holds Key Cards in Messy Political Impasse

    10:10 am 3/21/2013

    • by Eric J. Lyman

    No rival is willing to consider an alliance with the 76-year-old billionaire media tycoon, but he has repeatedly shown that he cannot be counted out. Read more

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