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...Sistema Italia, the totality of how economics and politics functions in the bel paese, is still a cumbersome load of conflicts of interest and arcane maneuverings that drag down the country and scare away foreign investors. Prodi's behavior has been especially heavy-handed. In the midst of back-and-forth bickering about what the Telecom chief had told him, Prodi authorized the release of an official note recounting information shared in their two recent meetings - including market-sensitive information about Tronchetti Provera's negotiations with other companies. Even if he wasn't set on outright renationalizing Telecom, Prodi...
...Bush's joshing with the press hardly indicates he's friendly with them. If anything, it's a reminder that he's the one with authority to snap towels. (Something about President Bush's fraternity-guy demeanor demands that particular colloquialism.) His back-and-forth with Stolberg, for instance, started because Bush clearly objected to a greeting with any number of syllables less than two. This, moments after flirting with David Gregory. Don't forget who's in charge, okay...
...Bush Administration on board? The back-and-forth is very positive...
...later on. Amy Adams, as Ricky Bobby's unexpected romantic interest, wins us over with only a few lines of dialogue. Jane Lynch, as a tough-talking grandma, gets a handful of laughs, all while Ricky Bobby's two young sons all but steal the show with a back-and-forth that takes place during a family dinner at Applebee...
While Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pursues the logic of security plans and national reconciliation, a different and deadly logic prevails on the streets of Baghdad. A rapid back-and-forth of Sunni-Shi'ite violence this weekend was an unusually vivid illustration of the cycle of sectarian massacre and counter-massacre that has accelerated in Iraq since the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in February...