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...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 the Northern League. It was Bossi who brought down Berlusconi's first government in 1994 when he yanked his support after only seven...
...Green Card Incident, as the Canter-and-Siegel affair came to be known, , brought to the surface issues that had been lurking largely unexamined beneath the Net's explosive growth. It was not designed for doing commerce, and it does not gracefully accommodate new arrivals -- especially those who don't bother to learn its strange language or customs or, worse still, openly defy them...
...fact, the orchestra’s volume hums well beneath that of the soloists throughout the opera. The orchestra’s willingness to provide the often under-appreciated accompaniment demonstrates a mature musical sensitivity that audiences will appreciate. Of course, the player must have realized that it a privilege to play the accompaniment for the Don Giovanni soloists, who all displayed impressive vocal talent...
...Beneath all the clever clangery is a moral. For a celebrity world that venerates tummy tucks, frozen faces and bosom enhancement--where the rich and famous strive for their own metallic solidity and sheen--Robots has an old-fashioned message: "You can shine no matter what you're made of." In other words: Why be new when you can be the very best you? That's a notion even humans can profit from. --By Richard Corliss
Tough-minded interrogations of faculty are a welcome departure from the culture of irresponsibility that existed before his presidency, but rudeness and arrogance should be beneath Summers—and only limit his effectiveness...