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Obama's Italy Trip

Silvio Berlusconi’s plan to divert attention from his rumored orgies with high-priced prostitutes by holding the G-8 summit in an earthquake-stricken city is being undermined by the comely former topless model serving as his co-host.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Pope Benedict XVI, Friday, July 10, 2009, at the Vatican.

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President Barack Obama checks the time after he and Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, second left, announced an agreement on climate change during the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy.

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US President Barack Obama and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shake hands during the G8/G5 summit in L'Aquila, Italy.

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U.S. President Barack Obama is presented with a soccer shirt by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, signed by the Brazilian national soccer team, during the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy.

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US First Lady Michelle Obama waves after visiting the Colosseum with daughters Malia and Sasha on July 8, 2009 in Rome.

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President Barack Obama and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tour earthquake damage on the sidelines of the G-8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

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President Obama attends a roundtable discussion with the leaders of the other G-8 group of nations during their summit on July 8, 2009 in L'Aquila, Italy.

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President Obama shares a word with French President Nicolas Sarkozy as they attend a roundtable meeting in Italy. The first item on the agenda is talk of greenhouse-gas reduction.

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The wives of leaders attending the G-8 Summit in L'Aquila visit the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. From left, Margarita Zavala, wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Michelle Obama, Filippa Reinfeldt, wife of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Italian Equal Opportunities MInister Mara Carfagna and Juliana Olabintan Nwanze, wife of International Fund for Agricultural Development president Kanayo Nwanze.

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G-8 leaders pose for a group portrait at the summit in L'Aquila, Italy on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, jokes with U.S. President Barack Obama as German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on, during a G-8 roundtable session in L'Aquila, Italy, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at Pratica di Mare military airport, on the outskirts of Rome, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

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