Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sits near an image of his wife Veronica Lario during the taping of the television program Porta a Porta ("Door to door" in Italian) in Rome in this May 5, 2009 file photo. Berlusconi is launching a campaign of legal action against media in Italy and abroad, including Britain, France and Spain, for libel in their coverage of his private life, his lawyer said on August 28, 2009. The prime minister's lawyer Niccolo Ghedini told Reuters that he had already filed lawsuits against news publications in Italy, France and Spain and had instructed lawyers in Britain to study possible cases of libel there. Picture taken May 5, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sits near an image of his wife Veronica Lario during the taping of the television program Porta a Porta ("Door to door" in Italian) in Rome in this May 5, 2009 file photo. Berlusconi is launching a campaign of legal action against media in Italy and abroad, including Britain, France and Spain, for libel in their coverage of his private life, his lawyer said on August 28, 2009. The prime minister's lawyer Niccolo Ghedini told Reuters that he had already filed lawsuits against news publications in Italy, France and Spain and had instructed lawyers in Britain to study possible cases of libel there. Picture taken May 5, 2009.

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