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"The high turnout for the referendums demonstrates that the desire of citizens to participate in the decisions about our future cannot be ignored," Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said. Final results showed overwhelming majorities of those casting ballots chose to throw out two laws to privatize the water supply, kill a law reviving nuclear energy and undo the so-called "legitimate impediment" law offering the Italian leader a partial legal shield in criminal prosecutions.

ASSOCIATED PRESS "The high turnout for the referendums demonstrates that the desire of citizens to participate in the decisions about our future cannot be ignored," Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said. Final results showed overwhelming majorities of those casting ballots chose to throw out two laws to privatize the water supply, kill a law reviving nuclear energy and undo the so-called "legitimate impediment" law offering the Italian leader a partial legal shield in criminal prosecutions.

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