G8 leaders summit in L'Aquila
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) greets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he arrives for a round table session at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy on July 8, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stringer)
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