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JUSTICE: PM DEMANDS TRANI WIRETAP CLARIFICATION

(AGI) - Bari, 15 Mar - Berlusconi's lawyers today filed formal requests for the Trani Prosecutor's Office to clarify press rumours that would have the premier currently under investigation on grounds of having overtly demanded the closure of prime-time political talk-shows. Italian dailies have recently published what are touted as being conversations between PM Berlusconi, the Italian broadcasting watchdog's Giancarlo Innocenzi and public newscaster TG1's Augusto Minzolini. The wiretap excerpts are alleged to have leaked from the Trani Prosecutor's Office. .
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NAPOLITANO: FALSE RUMORS ABOUT THE DDL

(AGI) - Rome, 15 Mar. -"It is a baseless rumor by the press whereby the President of the Republic would have already given an orientation on the enactment of the bill 1167-B approved by Parliament." This statement was written in a note from the Quirinale. .
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INCOME: BERLUSCONI 8. 5 MLN EUROS RICHER

(AGI) - Rome, 15 March - Silvio Berlusconi filed an income of 23,057,981 euros in 2008, which was approximately 8.5 million more than 2007. His income for 2007 had been 14,532,538 euros.
The figures were made available this morning when the Deputies' income declarations were issued. .
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MAFIA: MESSINA DENARO CORNERED, 19 ARRESTS

(AGI) - Trapani, 15 March - The super-fugitive Matteo Messina Denaro is slowly being cornered after a sizable part of his protection network was disrupted. Today, nineteen arrest warrants issued by the Anti-Mafia District Directorate of Palermo were served on as many prominent figures of the Mafia provincial jurisdiction of Castelvetrano, in the province of Trapani. One of these arrest warrants is for Salvatore Messina Denaro, the brother of the Mafia super-fugitive from justice. .
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