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 Smears Against 
 Catholic Editor 
 Linked to Vatican 

Chief of Berlusconi paper says church figure provided fake dossier

Feb 4, 10 9:17 AM CST
OPINION

 Foodies Gag on 
 McDonald's New 
 McItaly Burgers 

Why water down the country's diverse food culture?

Jan 28, 10 6:35 PM CST

Italian Senate Passes Bill to Shorten Trials...

...and, conveniently,
end corruption cases against Berlusconi

Jan 20, 10 3:46 PM CST
BEST OF THE AUGHTS

 The Decade's Top Mistresses 

Tiger Woods' women take up a lot of spots

Dec 29, 09 10:36 AM CST

 Battered Berlusconi 
 Leaves Hospital 

Doctors tell Italian PM to rest two weeks following attack

Dec 17, 09 10:52 AM CST

Aides Blame Facebook
for Berlusconi Attack

Italy plans crackdown on social networking sites

Dec 16, 09 5:20 AM CST

Berlusconi: Love Triumphs Over Hate

PM thanks supporters; government will go
after enemy websites

Dec 15, 09 3:49 PM CST

 Berlusconi Leaving 
 Hospital Tomorrow 

Premier advised to avoid public appearances for 2 weeks

Dec 15, 09 6:23 AM CST

In Apology, Assailant Calls Berlusconi Attack 'Cowardly'

Massimo Tartaglia has been in psychological treatment 10 years

Dec 14, 09 6:52 PM CST
UPDATED

 Berlusconi 
 Hit in Face, 
 Hospitalized 

Protester assaults Italian PM after rally in Milan

Dec 13, 09 4:16 PM CST

Berlusconi Wife Seeks $64M-a-Year Divorce

Veronica vows to 'make things messy' if demands not met

Nov 27, 09 4:25 AM CST
SEXY, SEXY SILVIO?

 Rock Star of the 
 Year? Berlusconi 

Italian premier Silvio wins title thanks to sexy lifestyle

Nov 25, 09 10:27 AM CST
ITALIAN STALLIONS

Lovers Dish on Sex
With Berlusconi, Mussolini

Turns out El Duche was a douche

Nov 24, 09 8:50 AM CST

 Call Girl Targeted 
 After Tattling on 
 Berlusconi 

Book reveals randy details about prime minister's 'harem'

Nov 23, 09 2:33 AM CST

Italy Probes 'Kill Berlusconi' Facebook Gang

'Assassination gang' boasts 20K members

Oct 23, 09 2:08 AM CDT



 Berlusconi 
 Sexist Dig 
 Sparks Fury 

100K sign petition after jab against female politician

Oct 21, 09 4:34 AM CDT

 Berlusconi: Trials 
 'Laughable, Absurd' 

Italian PM goes on the attack after losing immunity from prosecution

Oct 9, 09 5:36 AM CDT

 Berlusconi: I'm Not 
 Going Anywhere 

Italian PM defiant as multiple criminal cases reopen

Oct 8, 09 8:08 AM CDT

Court Rejects Law Giving Berlusconi Immunity

Italian PM will have to stand trial for corruption

Oct 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT

Berlusconi Uses Animal Farm Defense

Lawyers argue 'more equal' PM shouldn't
be prosecuted

Oct 7, 09 3:12 AM CDT

 Berlusconi 
 Adds Michelle 
 to His 'Tan 
 Obama' Dig 

'Even his wife is suntanned,' Italian leader chuckles

Sep 29, 09 2:35 AM CDT

 Women Rising Up 
 Angry Over 
 Berlusconi 
 Sleaze 

Politicians have complained to human rights court

Sep 20, 09 6:12 AM CDT

Berlusconi: So Sue Me,
I Like Gorgeous Babes

'Greatest Italian PM in history' hits back at sex scandal allegations

Sep 11, 09 6:54 AM CDT

Italian Businessman: I Supplied Girls for Berlusconi

Allegations reignite Italian's leader sleaze scandal

Sep 10, 09 6:55 AM CDT


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

It’s the Sex, Stupid   

8
Feb 9, 10 | 7:46 AM BY Michael Wolff

Stories about the sex lives of politicians are just about the hottest copy in the business. So hot, that the hottest story at the New York Times is the rumor of a story about the sex life of David Paterson, New York’s governor. We are all waiting for the great bombshell. Although it may be that we don’t even need an actual story, that having had so many stories about politicians' sex lives, we can all fill in the blanks. There are already reports... More »

For Me, Palin Scores

64
Feb 8, 10 | 7:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Andrew Sullivan , the journalist and blogger, who flirted for many years with conservatism and the Republican party, has become the... More »

Politics Has Lost Its Power. That’s Why There’s Gridlock

28
Feb 5, 10 | 8:39 AM BY Michael Wolff

Everybody’s beating their breasts about Washington gridlock. Let’s defend gridlock for a moment. The opposite of gridlock... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad as Hell

8
Feb 4, 10 | 8:07 AM BY Michael Wolff

Rupert is off the reservation again. This is always a possibility when News Corp.’s quarterly earnings reports are issued and... More »

Sarah Palin, Inc. Has a Problem

16
Feb 3, 10 | 8:00 AM BY Michael Wolff

Before this gets out of hand, I want to try to save the word “retarded,” which seems robust and meaningful and evocative... More »

Obama’s Deficit Faux-Hawk

12
Feb 2, 10 | 12:14 PM BY Kevin Spak

During his State of the Union address, Barack Obama promised to freeze government spending , not this year, but soon, and not on defense,... More »

Jenny Sanford, Andrew Young, Gayle Haggard Tell Everything You Always Want to Know About Sex—Other People's

9
Feb 2, 10 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

Maybe the problem is not so much with sex but with books. The great thing (I mean the really great thing) about books (good books... More »

James O’Keefe: What Did Glenn Beck Know, and When Did He Know It?

18
Feb 1, 10 | 8:12 AM BY Michael Wolff

I can offer some reasonable speculation about where this O’Keefe business is going. There are the perpetrators, the four... More »

JD Salinger, and His Way, Are Dead

38
Jan 29, 10 | 7:02 AM BY Michael Wolff

A number of months ago, when he roused himself to file yet another law suit against another writer who came too close to him, I wrote... More »

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