| July 7, 2006 | - An Italian judge ruled that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi should stand trial for fraud.
| Source:
BBC
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| February 13, 2006 | -
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said that he was "the Jesus Christ of Italian politics." "I sacrifice myself," he said, "for everyone."
| Source:
BBC News
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| February 3, 2006 | -
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi performed a love ballad on Rome radio. "You are chocolate and coffee," he sang. "The samba that you have within you comes to me as I come to you."
| Source:
The Scotsman
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| January 29, 2006 | -
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised not to have sex until elections were held on April 9.
| Source:
AP via Forbes
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| October 31, 2005 | -
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi claimed that in 2003 he repeatedly attempted to talk President Bush out of invading Iraq. "He told Bush?" asked the leader of an opposing political party. "Well, it means he doesn't count for anything at all."
| Source:
The Guardian
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| July 9, 2005 | -
Silvio Berlusconi announced that Italy would start pulling its troops out of Iraq in September.
| Source:
The Guardian
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| June 20, 2005 | - A bar of soap allegedly made from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sold for $18,000.
| Source:
BBC News
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| April 1, 2005 | - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi refused to admit that he had lost his seat to Romano Prodi; Prodi urged Berlusconi to admit defeat.
| Source:
BBC News
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| December 30, 2004 | -
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi explained his numerous plastic surgeries to reporters, saying "I need to feel that my external appearance reflects my inner youth."
| Source:
New York Times
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| August 21, 2004 | - President Silvio Berlusconi of Italy underwent a hair transplant.
| Source:
Telegraph
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| April 17, 2004 | - In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial resumed; three months ago the Constitutional Court ruled that the law that was passed to protect Berlusconi from bribery charges was unconstitutional.
| Source:
New York Times
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