ROME (Reuters) - Four times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has never been afraid to take a gamble during the 17 years in which he has dominated Italian politics and his decision to run for office again at the age of 76 seems like a final roll of the dice. Berlusconi confirmed the long-expected news almost casually on Saturday, telling reporters at a training field of his AC Milan soccer club that he had reluctantly decided to run. In an entry on his Facebook page, he said he had tried in vain to find a worthy successor. "It's not that we haven't looked. We have, and how! But there isn't one," he wrote. The popularity of his People of Freedom (PDL) party is at an all-time low of around 15...
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