Berlusconi appoints mafia-tainted lawmaker as agriculture minister

Rome - In a controversial cabinet re-shuffle Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appointed as agriculture minister a Sicilian parliamentarian who is under investigation for alleged mafia ties.

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