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. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

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.

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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. ROME - OCTOBER 23: Gianni Letta and his wife Maddalena attend the Official Awards Ceremony during Day 9 of the 4th International Rome Film Festival held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 23, 2009 in Rome, Italy.
  10. ROME - OCTOBER 23: Gianni Letta and his wife Maddalena attend the Official Awards Ceremony during Day 9 of the 4th International Rome Film Festival held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 23, 2009 in Rome, Italy.
  11. ROME - OCTOBER 15: Gianni Letta (L) and his wife Maddalena attend the 'Triage' premiere during Day 1 of the 4th International Rome Film Festival held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 15, 2009 in Rome, Italy.
  12. ROME - OCTOBER 15: Gianni Letta and wife Maddalena attend the 'Triage' premiere during Day 1 of the 4th International Rome Film Festival held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 15, 2009 in Rome, Italy.
  13. 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.
  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 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.

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