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15 Feb 2011 13:13

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World: Tunisian unrest has human cost as refugees flee uncertainty

  • 5,700 Tunisian refugees in Lampedusa, Italy source
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15 Feb 2011 10:13

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World: Berlusconi’s facing trial in wild underage prostitution case

  • YES Berlusconi’s trial starts in April; get yo cameras ready!
  • yes The girl Berlusconi reportedly had paid for sex was over the age of consent in Italy, which is a fairly-young 14.
  • yes Prostitution in Italy is also pretty much legal, meaning that Berlusconi likely broke no laws for simply paying for sex.
  • no Paying for sex with someone under 18 isn’t legal. Ruby Heart-Stealer wasn’t 18 before the incident. Oops. source
  • » And there’s an Egypt tie to this story, too: Perhaps the most bizarre spare detail of the entire incident might be the reason why Berlusconi was caught this time. See, Ruby Heart-Stealer, a Moroccan whose real name is Karima El Mahroug, was arrested last May for theft, and he called the Police to intervene – because, get this, he believed she was Hosni Mubarak’s niece. Random. Berlusconi and Heart-Stealer both deny they had sex, though there must have been an interesting story about how they met, then. Right?
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14 Feb 2011 13:38

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Politics, World: Silvio Berlusconi is always there for you, ladies!

  • I have always made it so that every woman feels, how should I say, special.
  • Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi • Embattled by multiple charges of sex with underage prostitutes (the girls were of legal consenting age, but prostitutes must be over eighteen by Italian law), the leader defended his way with women, insisting he’s always treated them with respect and “the greatest attention,” which might somewhat be the problem. Berlusconi faces charges carrying a maximum sentence of fifteen years in prison.  source
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13 Feb 2011 12:05

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World: 200 cities + a tawdry sex scandal = A huge anti-Berlusconi protest

Hundreds of thousands of women took part in today’s protests. This is why, if you’re the leader of Italy, you don’t get associated with scandals involving underage prostitutes. source
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27 Jan 2011 13:36

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World: Italian PM Berlusconi accused of another underage prostitute liaison

  • Another day, another sex scandal: The water continues to heat up on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, as the police have alleged a second liaison with a seventeen-year-old prostitute. While prostitution is not illegal in Italy, and the age of legal consent is fourteen, it is illegal to hire a prostitute under the age of eighteen. (photo via europeanpeoplesparty) source
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26 Jan 2011 13:56

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World: This week in Italian quiz show host exhumations

  • buried Prominent Italian quiz show host Mike Bongiorno, who died in 2009 and was laid to rest in Arona.
  • unburied Italian officials reported Tuesday that Bongiorno’s body was stolen from its grave. source
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18 Dec 2010 20:36

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World: Amanda Knox actually receives good news in her murder trial

  • Amanda is stunned. She is in shock but happy – this brings hope.
  • Amanda Knox’s mother, Edda Mellas • Describing her daughter’s reaction to the positive news that Knox’s request for an independent review of the DNA in her Italian murder case will be allowed. This is a big thing, largely because there’s a widespread belief that the DNA evidence in the case was tampered with and otherwise questionably acquired. Knox, who was convicted earlier this year in an insanely over-the-top trial in Italy, may still have a chance to clear her name yet. source
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14 Dec 2010 11:01

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World: Silvio Berlusconi (barely) survives no-confidence vote in Italy

  • 314-311 that’s not very confident source
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13 Dec 2010 10:22

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World: Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi could face the music in no-confidence vote

Speaking of fights for one’s political life, Silvio Berlusconi could be out of office after a no-confidence vote on Tuesday. To call the dude controversial in Italy puts it lightly. source
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08 Nov 2010 09:28

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World: Italy can’t get enough poking, prodding out of Amanda Knox

  • then Amanda Knox went through an insanely overdramatic trial after some dude murdered her roommate. She was convicted and sentenced to 26 years in prison.
  • now She’s in court again, getting charged with – get this – slander. Why? Well, this “evil” woman claimed Italian police were abusive to her during interrogations.  source
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