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Berlusconi defends Mussolini for backing Hitler

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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised the fascist regime of dictator Benito Mussolini on Sunday as he attended a ceremony to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for "having done good" despite the Fascist dictator's anti-Jewish laws, immediately sparking expressions of outrage as Europe on Sunday held Holocaust remembrances.