Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) speaks next Vatican Secretary of State Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone during the opening of a painting exhibition in Rome October 7, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) speaks next Vatican Secretary of State Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone during the opening of a painting exhibition in Rome October 7, 2009.

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  3. MILAN,ITALY-DECEMBER 5: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends the opening of the Frecciarossa (Red Arrow), the new high speed link between Milan and Turin on December 5, 2009 in Milan, Italy. he new high speed service is part of the proposed renewal of infrastructure in Italy.

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  6. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) talks during a news conference at Chigi palace in Rome October 9, 2009. When Italy's Constitutional Court ruled this week that the prime minister was not above the law, invalidating a tailor-made statute granting him immunity from prosecution, Berlusconi's reaction was to attack its members, and President Giorgio Napolitano, as leftists biased against him.
  7. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) speaks next Vatican Secretary of State Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone during the opening of a painting exhibition in Rome October 7, 2009.
  8. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and Vatican Secretary of State Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone pose during the opening of a painting exhibition in Rome October 7, 2009.
  9. CORRECTING DATE --- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives to greet Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (not pictured) on October 7, 2009 at Palazzo Chigi, the prime ministry in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court started the day before to hold new hearings to decide whether to strip Berlusconi of immunity from prosecution on pending corruption charges.
  10. Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and State Secretary of The Vatican Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (L) pose as they inaugurate the exhibition 'Il Potere e la Grazia' (Power and Grace) at the Venezia palace on October 7, 2009 in Rome.
  11. Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) and State Secretary of The Vatican Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (L) cut the ribbon to inaugurate the exhibition 'Il Potere e la Grazia' (Power and Grace) at the Venezia palace on October 7, 2009 in Rome.
  12. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and Cabinet Undersecretary Gianni Letta leave his residence of Grazioli Palace in Rome October 7, 2009. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to stay on despite a Constitutional Court's ruling that stripped him of immunity from prosecution, reopening criminal trials against him. He said the court was a "political organ" dominated by the left.
  13. Italian cabinet undersecretary Gianni Letta leaves Palazzo Grazioli, the residence of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on October 7, 2009 in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court dealt a stinging blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by throwing out a law shielding him from prosecution while in office.
  14. Italian cabinet undersecretary Gianni Letta leaves Palazzo Grazioli, the residence of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on October 7, 2009 in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court dealt a stinging blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by throwing out a law shielding him from prosecution while in office.
  15. Italian cabinet undersecretary Gianni Letta leaves Palazzo Grazioli, the residence of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on October 7, 2009 in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court dealt a stinging blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by throwing out a law shielding him from prosecution while in office.
  16. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and cabinet undersecretary Gianni letta leave Palazzo Grazioli, Berlusconi's residence, after the decision of the Constitutionnal Court was announced on October 7, 2009 in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court dealt a stinging blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by throwing out a law shielding him from prosecution while in office.

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