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Berlusconi
Oct 22 2009, Pietro

The protest began after the Italian prime minister said during a talk show on national television that a matronly, bespectacled opposition MP, Rosy Bindi, 58, was “prettier than she is intelligent” – implying that she was neither.

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FILE — In this Friday, May 30, 2008 file photo, Italain Premier Silvio Berlusconi looks on during a press conference at the end of a meeting on the garbage crisis, in Naples, southern Italy. Facing a divorce threat, Premier Silvio Berlusconi was quoted.