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Berlusconi's allies move to shield him from trials

ROME (AP) — Lawmakers allied with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will introduce a bill within days that could cut short his pending trials on tax fraud and corruption charges, one of the premier's most powerful backers in parliament said Tuesday.

The trials were set to resume this month after a law granting Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office was overturned in October. Berlusconi...

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