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Berlusconi Under Investigation

Jan 15, 2011
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has officially been placed under investigation for allegedly paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl, providing even more fodder for criticism of the scandal-addicted Italian executive.
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Mark Foley Takes to the Airwaves

Sep 15, 2009
Remember the name Mark Foley? It can be difficult to keep all the GOP sex scandals from blending together, especially when trying to remember one so far back as 2006, but Foley's the ex-congressman from Florida who wound up in big trouble for sending raunchy messages to an underage page. Now, Foley is looking to reinvent himself on AM radio.

Lo Scandalo: Italian PM in Hot Water

May 29, 2009
Bill Clinton's got nothing on Silvio Berlusconi, if the Italian prime minister's estranged wife's claims are proved true. Rumors that the 72-year-old Berlusconi had improper relations with a minor, and invited some 40 young women to his villa for a New Year's Eve party, aren't significant for their titillation value so much as for the threat they may pose to his position as Italy's head of state.