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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...little on Quelli Che ... Il Calcio (Football Fans), a popular Sunday afternoon show on Italian state TV. "Schedine have to be beautiful, but they've also got to be practical," grins the show's presenter. "Let's see how they do!" An ex-footballer descends to judge the ironing contest, awarding the prize to a lissom blonde...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Silvio Berlusconi Uses Women on TV | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...will take more than that to challenge Berlusconi. Italy's center-left opposition is in disarray, as usual, having just elected its second new leader in six months. And for most Italians fed Mediaset fare for 30 years, Berlusconi's cultural outlook runs deep. Midway through the ironing contest on Quelli Che ... , the would-be schedine look up from their ironing boards to watch a comedy clip, in which three fat, old women compete in a beauty contest. The audience laughs, as do the presenters and the schedine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Silvio Berlusconi Uses Women on TV | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...Terrapins (15-5-2) came into the contest having won four of their last five games but were put on the back foot immediately...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: End of the Road | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson finished the contest with a 34-31 edge on the glass, but it was not enough to keep the Buffalo offense at bay. Colorado responded to Harvard’s opening 8-0 run with three consecutive three-pointers, setting the tone for a game marked by streaky scoring...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Pair of Close Games in Tourney | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

With the Colorado offense finding its footing, Harvard turned to its defense in the second half to keep the contest close...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Pair of Close Games in Tourney | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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