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Italy austerity measures win final parliamentary nod
Dec 22, 2011, 14:22 GMT
Rome - Italy's parliament on Thursday gave its final approval to a package of austerity measures proposed by the Mario Monti government with a vote of confidence in the upper house Senate.
The Senate voted 257 to 41 in favour of the technocratic government.
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