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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Italian Prime Minister Silvia Berlusconi is holding a cabinet meeting in Naples to show concern for the garbage problem. Scott Jagow talks to reporter Megan Williams about what he can do to help the problem.
Trash collects in the streets of Naples (Mario Laporta/AFP/Getty Images)
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