Thursday, October 08, 2009 ROME: Italy's Constitutional Court threw out a law that shielded Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from prosecution while in office, paving the way for corruption proceedings to resume against him.A defiant Berlusconi slammed the court as primarily "left-wing" and vowed to see out his five-year mandate won in April 2008, saying he had the support of 70 percent of the Italian people.The combative media tycoon also took a swipe at the media, which he said was "72 percent left-wing", and traded barbs with President Giorgio Napolitano, questioning the former communist's impartiality.Berlusconi's cabinet ministers and his main ally, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, closed ranks behind the premier, who is already under fire over allegations about his private life including links to call girls."We won't give up," said Bossi, who was with Berlusconi when the court ruling was announced.Berlusconi, 73, said he expected...
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