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VOTE: What Type of Community Service Should Silvio Berlusconi Do?
Italy’s highest court handed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi his first definitive sentence, upholding a one year punishment for tax fraud. But he has a choice it seems, he could spend one year under house arrest or one year doing community service. What type of community service should Silvio Berlusconi do? Place your vote here.
Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks on during a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome August 4, 2011. Berlusconi met unions and employers un Thursday after a speech to parliament aimed at quelling fears that escalating market turmoil could drag Italy into a full-scale debt crisis. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) – RTR2PLYP
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Italy’s highest court handed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi his first definitive sentence, upholding a one year punishment for tax fraud. But he has a choice it seems, he could spend one year under house arrest or one year doing community service. What type of community service should Silvio Berlusconi do? Place your vote here.