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Raw Feed Video: Divided and disillusioned, Italians head to the polls
Many are going to the ballot box uninspired, but hoping for a turning point instead of a dead end.
ROME, Italy — Silvio Berlusconi is on the ballot yet again, but the predicted favorite is an ex-communist with the center-left Democratic Party, Pier Luigi Bersani. And commentators now say the underdog anti-establishment Five Star Movement, led by comedian and activist Beppe Grillo, may come in a surprise second.