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Political novice Conte named Italy's new PM

Giuseppe Conte, the law professor named as Italian prime minister on Wednesday after surviving accusations he inflated his academic credentials, must now prove he can lead the euro zone's third largest economy with no political experience. Scarlett Cvitanovich reports.