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Berlusconi defends bribery as "necessary"

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi claims bribes are just part of doing business.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (L) attend the swearing in ceremony for the new government at the Quirinale Palace on May 8, 2008, in Rome, Italy.

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