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World's Dirtiest Old Men

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2009 3:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – Some men age like a fine wine. Others age like these guys. The Independent lists the most embarrassing old goats in the public eye:

Silvio Berlusconi, 72: “What with claims he's spent the summer consorting with call girls and teenagers at wild parties, has

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