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Italy's Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa leaves after the vote for package of economic reforms intended to reverse a collapse of market confidence at the lower house of the Parliament in Rome November 12, 2011. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to resign on Saturday,...

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Italy's Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa arrives at Grazioli palace, residence of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in Rome November 10, 2011. Political and economic crisis in Italy spurred fears of a split in the euro zone with borrowing costs for Europe's third biggest...

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Defense minister Ignazio La Russa gives the thumb-up sign as he arrives at the Rome's residence of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. On Tuesday, Berlusconi said he would step aside for the good of the country once Parliament passes economic reforms and wouldn't...

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa meets the journalists outside Grazioli palace, the Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's residence, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Financial markets pounded Italy on Wednesday, sending a clear message that they want Premier Silvio Berlusconi to...

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ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 01: Minister of Defence Ignazio La Russa attends the 'Il Cuore Grande Delle Ragazze' premiere during the 6th International Rome Film Festival on November 1, 2011 in Rome, Italy.

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa flashes a victory sign despite been booed as he arrives on the red carpet for the movie "Il cuore grande delle ragazze" at Rome Film Festival November 1, 2011.

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British Defense Secretary Liam Fox, left, and Libya's de facto leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the head of the governing National Transitional Council, center, look on as Italian Defense Secretary Ignazio La Russa, right, speaks at a joint news conference in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Oct....

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British Defence Minister Liam Fox (C) and his Italian counterpart Ignazio La Russa (L) shake hands with Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil ahead of a joint press conference in Tripoli on October 8, 2011.

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British Defence Minister Liam Fox (L) and his Italian counterpart Ignazio La Russa (R) hold a joint press conference with Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil in Tripoli on October 8, 2011.

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Jalal al-Digheily, who holds the Libyan National Transitional Council's defence portfolio, in Tripoli on October 7, 2011.

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Italian defence minister Ignazio La Russa, center, walks with Jalal al-Digheily, right, who oversees defence for Libya's interim government, after his arrival at the airport in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) gestures as he speaks alongside his Libyan National Transitional Council counterpart Jalal al-Digheily during a news conference in Tripoli October 7, 2011.

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) and his Libyan National Transitional Council counterpart Jalal al-Digheily react after a news conference in Tripoli October 7, 2011.

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Italy's Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa briefs the media during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels October 6, 2011.

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Italy's Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) talks with his U.S. counterpart Leon Panetta at the start of a NATO defence ministers meeting at the alliance headquarters in Brussels October 5, 2011. The United States warned its NATO allies on Wednesday that sharp cuts in military...

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United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, speaks with Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, left, during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Facing deep budget cuts, the U.S. will no longer be able...

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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) attends near Italy's Tourism Minister Michela Vittoria Brambilla (L) and Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (C) during a debate at the lower house of parliament in Rome September 22, 2011. Picture taken September 22, 2011.

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Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) helped Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) casting his vote at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome on September 22, 2011 following a vote on the arrest of Marco Milanese, a former aide to Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti, and to test his...

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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) speaks as Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti listens and Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (R) reacts during a debate in the upper house of Parliament in Rome August 3, 2011. Berlusconi praised the solidity of the Italian economy on Wednesday,...

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa gestures during a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, July 7, 2011.

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Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa adjusts his glasses as he attends a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, July 7, 2011.

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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 02: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L), President of the Italian Senate Renato Schifani (R) and Minister of Defence Ignazio La Russa (C) attend the military parade to mark the founding of the Italian Republic and the 150th anniversary of Italian...

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (C) reviews an honor guard on May 20, 2011 with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (L) and the chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Italian Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola (R), during a ceremony to mark the...

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (C) talks on May 20, 2011 with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Italian Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola (L), before a ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of the NATO Defense College in Rome Rasmussen...

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta welcomes Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at the Pentagon.