| Through a combination of ruthless application of financial and political power, showman charm and scofflaw bombast, Berlusconi monopolized the media and captured the imagination of friends and foes alike for more than three decades. His preoccupation with self-preservation — against enemies real, imagined and manufactured — often took priority over the regular business of the state, and under his distracted watch, Italy slipped into social malaise and economic disaster. | 
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