| Media billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won a decisive victory Monday in Italy's parliamentary election, setting the colorful conservative and staunch U.S. ally on course to his third stint as premier. Berlusconi capitalized on discontent over Italy's stagnating economy and the unpopularity of Romano Prodi's government. |
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