Italian minister quits over property allegations

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Series Details 5.5.10
Publication Date 05/05/2010
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Claudio Scajola, Italy’s industry minister, resigned on the 4 May 2010 over the latest alleged corruption scandal to rock Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right government.

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ESO: Background information: Berlusconi ally back in power http://www.europeansources.info/record/berlusconi-ally-back-in-power/
ANSA, 4.5.10: Berlusconi praises Scajola, accepts resignation (via LifeinItaly) http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=117540588276173&comments&ref=mf
BBC News, 4.5.10: Italian minister resigns over corruption allegations http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8660177.stm
Corriere della Sera, 5.5.10: Scajola Resigns to Defend Himself – Berlusconi Praises 'Sense of State' http://www.corriere.it/International/english/articoli/2010/05/05/claudio_scajola_corruption.shtml

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