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'Big Brother' fears as Berlusconi tightens his grip on power

ITALY: Leader given almost absolute power over new right-wing group From Philip Willan in Rome

THE words dictatorial - even Orwellian - are starting to be used in Italian political circles. Last week flamboyant prime minister Silvio Berlusconi moved to consolidate his control on the nation even as he glad-handed and posed in London at the G20 summit.