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Silvio's Swan Song.(Letter to the editor)

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Readers of our April 3 report on Italian politics shared their own strong views on Silvio Berlusconi. "He's a trickster," wrote one. But another claimed he's "a man who had the guts to embrace politics to solve some of his country's woes and who partly did, notwithstanding his detractors."

Italy's Political Plight

Your April 3 article "The rise and Fall of Berlusconi" made good reading, as it perfectly summed up the political climate of Italy. The fierce showdown between the center-left and center-right coalitions over economic reforms highlighted Italy's political plight. What we have witnessed over the last few years is a poisoning of political values ...

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