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Summary:There were chaotic scenes in the Italian Senate on March 10, as two senators fought and others shouted for the resignation of Prime Minister Giuliano Amato. Amato was appearing before the senate to defend his government's handling of Italy's worst post-war corruption scandal. He faced a furious onslaught over his Cabinet's withdrawal of a decree which would have changed the law on party funding by decriminalising violations of the rules.
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Location:ITALY ROME ROMA
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