Berlusconi sues over scandal allegations

Article reports that plagued by media reports over his relationships with prostitutes and teenagers, Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister, sought to silence his critics with a raft of lawsuits against at least three newspapers in Italy, France and Spain, August 2009.

ESO: Background information: Scandal dents Berlusconi's popularity http://www.europeansources.info/record/scandal-dents-berlusconis-popularity/

BBC News, 28.8.09: Berlusconi sues media for 'libel' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8227785.stm

France24, 31.8.09: Berlusconi draws Church’s wrath over media row http://www.france24.com/en/20090831-berlusconi-draws-church-wrath-over-media-row-italy-vatican-catholics-avvenire-giornale-repubblica

BBC News, 3.9.09: Italy editor quits in row over PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8236582.stm

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