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United Kingdom Austerity budget clears Italian Senate
Published on 22/12/2011
Senators in Rome have passed a vote of confidence in the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti pictured, the final step in pushing through an emergency 20 billion austerity package designed to ease market pressure on the Italian economy.