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...eager to please potential allies since he's seen his own poll numbers dip. His alliance with U.S. President George W. Bush combined with the sluggish economy have pushed Berlusconi's ratings down to 43%, according to a Demos-Eurisko poll published last week in the left-leaning La Repubblica daily. The Prime Minister did make one enormously popular announcement last week: during a political chat show on TV, he said Italian troops would begin pulling out of Iraq in September. For a brief moment, even the opposition was praising him. But after a phone call from President Bush, Berlusconi...
...newspaper of record. But many detected the hand of Silvio Berlusconi. It was no secret the Prime Minister wanted a change at Corriere, which has exhaustively covered the criminal bribery case against him. There's no direct evidence linking Berlusconi to the ouster, but the left-leaning daily La Repubblica said it must be viewed as part of a "climate of siege" Berlusconi created in the media world. In Saudi Arabia, the ouster of Jamal Khashoggi as editor of the Arabic daily Al Watan signaled the end of "Riyadh Spring" - the new willingness to criticize the kingdom's powerful religious...
...last week staved off an apparent coup orchestrated by an Agnelli brother, Italy's most powerful investment bank and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. When news leaked last Monday that Fresco and CEO Gabriele Galateri were on their way out, Fresco fought back with a fiery interview in La Repubblica, saying he needed to stay to help save the company and that Berlusconi had "gone mad." By Friday, Fiat's board reconfirmed Fresco as chairman. Now Fiat needs to stem losses ahead of what seems an ever more likely sale to General Motors, which already has a 20% stake...
...circle near the airstrip and suddenly turned westward toward downtown. Moments later his altitude dropped suddenly and the plane pierced the building in a perfectly horizontal position, according to witnesses. The day after the crash, one of Fasulo's two sons was quoted in the Rome-based daily La Repubblica as saying his father probably committed suicide because of mounting financial problems. An experienced flyer, Fasulo was "very discreet and mysterious about anything related to his plane," a fellow Locarno pilot told Swiss television. Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi ordered checks on Fasulo's health record and financial situation. "There...
Shopping comes without the fanfare and tourist buses of other big Italian cities. Many of the major Italian designers have their spaces on and around Via Roma. Or search for a real bargain in nearby Piazza della Repubblica, home to the biggest open-air market in Europe. For dining out, both the food and wine are excellent, though expect heavier cream-based sauces than you'd find in Rome or Naples. And, of course, if you really came for the cars, there is always the Museum of the Automobile...