End of an era: Italy's Berlusconi resigns (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111113/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111112/capt.d828a136e222423cbe37f11d3ff52e0f-0042754a5df34f9caa6109efd8c9b090-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=o_ha5l7UP5wIfRbzB5Y6Zg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People celebrate outside the Quirinale Presidential Palace after news spread of Premier Silvio Berlusconi's resignation during a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, in Rome, Saturday, Nov 12, 2011. Berlusconi resigned after the Parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a 17-year political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing Italy back from the brink of economic crisis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>AP - A chorus of Handel's "Alleluia" rang out Saturday as Silvio Berlusconi resigned as Italian premier, ending a tumultuous 17-year political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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