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A man walks past rubble in the northern Italian village of Finale Emilia, in the area hit by a quake, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Italian Premier Mario Monti has promised to help small-scale businesses, especially factories and farms, in the region of northern Italy struck by quake Monti's visit to the Emilia Romagna region included a stop at a ceramics factory where two workers died after it collapsed. In all, the quake claimed seven lives. Monti said that a Cabinet meeting later Tuesday will declare a state of emergency for the stricken area. (AP Photo/Alessandro Fiocchi, Lapresse)