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Initially the courts granted her even more than that.

And you thought Christopher Pyne had a potty mouth.

Silvio Berlusconi has been a constant fixture of Italian politics for decades, but, thanks to a fraud case verdict that effectively barred him from politics and placed him under house arrest, his time at the top may finally be over. The senate voted last week to formally expel him, and […]

No sleep for Silvio.

“Farce reigns and risk aversion rises. Yen up, euro down.” That’s from SocGen strategist Kit Juckes and it just about sums it up. The farce of course is what’s going on (again) in the U.S. Congress, and the situation in Italy, where Berlusconi (again) is threatening to screw everything up. […]

Earlier today La Stampa declared that the Italian government was hanging on “by a thread.” Now, the daily newspaper reports, that thread has broke. “[Prime Minister Enrico] Letta’s ultimatum is unacceptable and inadmissible,” Silvio Berlusconi announced today, the newspaper reports. “The ministers of the PdL will immediately resign.” Berlusconi’s announcement […]

Berlusconi.

Holding Italy hostage.

Italy's fragile government under threat.

Threatening to destroy the Italian government.

Berlusconi won't go down without a fight.

But ban on public office to be reviewed.

'Ruby the Heartbreaker' confirms past reports.

But still may not face jail time.