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  • May 2008

    • Euro About to Mark 10 Years

      New York Times  |  May 1, 08 6:02 PM CDT

      Euro About to Mark 10 Years

      (Newser) - Like many 10-year-olds, the euro has had its ups and downs, but its current ascendancy is worrying, and not just to fans of the weakening dollar; some European states are chafing at the strength of their common currency, the New York Times reports. The German economic engine is causing high prices and ballooning debt in countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. More »

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      Germany  • European Union  • economy  • Italy  • inflation  • Europe  • euro  • currency

    • Italy Puts All Salaries Online

      BBC  |  May 1, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      Italy Puts All Salaries Online

      (Newser) - The outgoing Italian government posted all citizens’ earnings and tax information, briefly, on the Internet yesterday, sparking outrage over lost privacy, the BBC reports. The site was quickly clogged by Italians checking up on neighbors’ and celebrities’ financial status. The information went offline after about 24 hours in response to a complaint from the country’s privacy overseers. More »

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      Internet  • Italy  • taxes  • earnings reports  • salary  • income

  • April 2008

    • 'Post-Fascist' Elected Mayor of Rome

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 29, 08 7:07 AM CDT

      'Post-Fascist' Elected Mayor of Rome

      (Newser) - After decades of center-left rule, the city of Rome elected a rightwinger with a past in a neo-Fascist group as mayor yesterday. Gianni Alemanno, whose party calls itself "post-Fascist," won a runoff election for control of the Italian capital, handily beating the country's outgoing deputy prime minister. Alemanno has promised to expel 20,000 "gyspies and immigrants" from Rome, writes the Times of London. More »

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      Italy  • immigration  • Rome  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Fascism

    • No Rest for the ... Faithful? Italy's Padre Pio On Display

      BBC  |  Apr 24, 08 7:35 PM CDT

      No Rest for the ... Faithful? Italy's Padre Pio On Display

      (Newser) - Beloved saint Padre Pio, exhumed in March after 40 years, is now on display in southern Italy, where 700,000 faithful have signed up to view his remains, BBC reports. The archbishop who ran the exhumation marveled at the body: “The knees, hands, mittens, and nails are clearly visible.” More »

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      Italy  • Catholic Church  • sainthood  • corpse  • Padre Pio  • exhumation

    • Air France-KLM Pulls Offer for Alitalia

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 22, 08 6:37 AM CDT

      Air France-KLM Pulls Offer for Alitalia

      (Newser) - Air France-KLM has withdrawn its offer to buy Alitalia, leaving the cash-poor Italian carrier with few options. In a tersely worded statement, the world's largest airline said its Alitalia overture—which had been opposed by Alitalia's unions—was "no longer valid." With no suitors forthcoming and cash reserves dwindling—the airline loses $1.6 million a day—Alitalia may be forced to declare bankruptcy, writes the Wall Street Journal . More »

    • Why Italy's Obama Lost

      Spiked  |  Apr 16, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Why Italy's Obama Lost

      (Newser) - An Italian politician who aggressively modeled his campaign on Barack Obama’s fell to once-and-future prime minister Silvio Berlusconi this week—and the shallowness of Walter Veltroni’s message is to blame, Dominic Standish argues in Spiked. He appropriated the slogan “Yes we can” and even re-named his party Democratic, but Veltroni mainly left voters in the dark as to what he stood for. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Italy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Romano Prodi  • Walter Veltroni  • personality

    • Naples' Trash Tops Berlusconi's To-Do List

      BBC  |  Apr 15, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Naples' Trash Tops Berlusconi's To-Do List

      (Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi said today his first task as Italy's prime minister will be to clean up garbage-strewn Naples, the BBC reports. After a clear victory for his center-right coalition in this week's elections, the 71-year-old media tycoon promised to spend three days a week in the city and to "leave only when I'm sure I've found a definitive solution" to the trash clogging its streets. More »

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      Italy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • garbage  • Naples  • Northern League

    • Here Comes Another Helping of Berlusconi

      Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 2:32 PM CDT

      Here Comes Another Helping of Berlusconi

      (Newser) - Conservative media mogul Silvio Berlusconi looks set to reclaim the Italian premiership, the AP reports, after center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded defeat this evening. Berlusconi's coalition is expected to win control of both houses of Italy's legislature. More »

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      Italy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Romano Prodi  • Walter Veltroni

    • Weary Italians Go to the Polls

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 14, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      Weary Italians Go to the Polls

      (Newser) - Polls are open in Italy's parliamentary election, which Silvio Berlusconi appears likely to win. Whether the two-time prime minister or Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni triumphs, the next Italian leader has to kickstart a stagnated economy; growth this year is expected to be as low as 0.3% —or even zero, writes the Daily Telegraph . Turnout has been low over the course of the two-day vote, and apathy and disgust with politics are rife. More »

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      Italy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Walter Veltroni  • Italian elections

    • Amanda Knox: 'Railroad Job From Hell'?

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 13, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Amanda Knox: 'Railroad Job From Hell'?

      (Newser) - Amanda Knox , the 20-year-old University of Washington student who's been held by Italian police since November as a suspect in her British roommate's murder, is the victim of a “railroad job from hell,”  an investigator hired by the “48 Hours Mystery” to review the case concluded. "They've put so much into Amanda Knox, they have to convict her now or they look like fools," he says on the show, broadcast last night. More »

    • Berlusconi on Course for Comeback

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 11, 08 7:47 AM CDT

      Berlusconi on Course for Comeback

      (Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is marching toward a third term as prime minister of Italy, according to polls ahead of parliamentary elections Sunday. The Croesus-rich media magnate has used his business credentials to convince Italians that he's got the solutions to unemployment, declining economic competitiveness and stagnant growth. More »

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      Italy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Italian elections

    • Italians Find Their Cuisine in Foreign Hands

      New York Times  |  Apr 8, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Italians Find Their Cuisine in Foreign Hands

      (Newser) - While immigrant-staffed kitchens are the norm throughout Europe, Italians regard their food as an integral part of national identity. So what to make of the fact that the best carbonara in Rome is made by a Tunisian chef? The ensuing debate—whether Italian cuisine made by non-Italians is authentic—is likely to grow, reports the New York Times . More »

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      food  • Italy  • restaurant  • immigrant  • chef

    • Waterloo—You Know, Like in the ABBA Song

      ANSA (Italy)  |  Apr 8, 08 11:04 AM CDT

      Waterloo&mdash;You Know, Like in the ABBA Song

      (Newser) - An telecom exec came up short in a motivational speech to employees when he called the battle of Waterloo a victory for Napoleon. Now clips of the animated Italian manager urging his staff to "go ahead and score like Napoleon at Waterloo" have become a YouTube hit, the ANSA news agency reports. More »

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      Italy  • Napoleon

    • Venice Bar Uses Discount to Lure 'Poor Yanks'

      Reuters  |  Apr 8, 08 10:05 AM CDT

      Venice Bar Uses Discount to Lure 'Poor Yanks'