Latest Italian election results, Prodi wins lower and upper house, Bush's buddy Berlusconi is toast

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Though, Berlusconi is calling for a recount. It's rather fascinating that Italy, like the US, is having these razor-thin margins. I've always felt that political trends tend to sweep the world - well, you can go all the way back to the French revolution of 1789 (that date sound familiar?) to the student riots of the 60s, to the conservative Thatcher-Reagan era of governments in the 80s, and perhaps - perhaps - to razor-thing margins of divided government and divided people of the 00s.

And best of all, perhaps this is the beginning of the fall of Bush's friends around the world. Tony Blair, be your days numbered.