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...lieutenant from his post as Reform Minister to protest what he sees as the government's lukewarm commitment to giving more autonomy to Italy's regions. Berlusconi quickly vowed that regionalization reforms would go ahead. Since returning to office in 2001, Berlusconi has been a master coalition-builder. His government is the longest-lived of the 57 different ruling coalitions that have governed Italy since the end of World War II. Yet beneath that glossy surface, microparties continue to multiply, and Berlusconi lavishes political capital on simply keeping his government from imploding. There's no better example of that than...
Shipwright, Preacher & Admiral, they were an incongruous assortment. Preacher Dobson-Peacock, often in Norfolk headlines, had a church in Mexico City when the late Dwight Whitney Morrow was Ambassador there. John Hughes Curtis, a builder of small boats, had had professional dealings with rum-runners. Admiral Burrage, who commanded the cruiser Memphis when it brought Col. Lindbergh triumphantly home from France five years ago, is noted for taciturnity and exactitude. His sailors, made to keep their socks up, used to cill...
Still, Lowe says his selection was a confidence builder. “This kind of thing was the best thing that could have happened,” he says. “I love attention and the limelight...
...being able to score on a couple of 5-on-3s,” said Big Green coach Mark Hudak. “It’s a great momentum builder for the other team...
...being able to score on a couple of 5-on-3s,” said Big Green coach Mark Hudak. “It’s a great momentum builder for the other team...