Lawmakers gather during a parliament session in Rome, on Thursday, March 17, 2011, to mark the 150 anniversary of Italy unification. Italy marks its 150th birthday Thursday with pomp-filled ceremony and cultural events meant to highlight Italian unity and identity. Top leaders paid homage at the tomb of Italy's first king and will attend a performance of Verdi's "Nabucco," which helped inspire the successful drive for unity in 1861.
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