known as a pragmatist -- giulio andreotti has died at age 94. known as a pragmatist, he remained a prominent figure in italian politics for over 60 years. >> he spent years fighting criminal charges pressed against him. >> giulio andreotti was one of postwar italy's most powerful men. he helped write the postwar constitution, was elected to parliament in 1948, and stayed there for the next 60 years. andreotti served as a government minister for the christian democrats 21 times. he was elected italian prime minister seven times. a wily lyrical centrist, he maintained strong ties to the catholic church. he once said a man can learn politics from watching the pope. under andreotti's leadership, relations between italy and germany remained cool. german chancellor helmut kohl failed to get andreotti's support for german reunification. he said dryly, i like germany so much i prefer two of them. he was a christian democrats, but also build coalitions with communists. for years, he fought criminal prosecution. in 2002, a court sentenced andreotti to 24