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| | Italy Marches Bravely into 20TH Century |
 | | Among those arrested was 82-year-old former prime minister and Senator for Life Emilio Colombo, busted as an alleged cocaine consumer. |
 | | While, contrary to perceptions among some in the US, Europe is not a truly "drug tolerant" continent, the Fini proposal would, if adapted, give Italy some of the region's toughest drug laws. |
 | | But when they arrested Emilio Colombo, who admitted using cocaine for two years for therapeutic purposes, that caused a big stink." And if all else fails, there could be another referendum effort, Cappato said. |
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