Again, Italian prime minister Silvio Belusconi grabs headlines around the world on Sunday. This time he was hit in the face by a statuette of the Milan Cathedral. The humiliating story about Italian politics has surprisingly rallied many people behind the prime minister of the center-right party, including his critics and political rivals in the parliament. A tragedy has become the political capital of a man beset by many scandals.
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