Word: berlusconis
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...Silvio Berlusconi's government has turned the gaffe into something of an art form. Since taking office 13 months ago, the Prime Minister and his key officials have managed to make rude or politically incorrect remarks about everything from the euro to Islamic civilization. One of their baldest blunders came last week from Interior Minister Claudio Scajola, 54, who was pressured to resign after two newspaper reporters quoted him referring to Marco Biagi - a labor ministry adviser assassinated in March by the Red Brigades terrorist group - as a "pain in the ass." Scajola, under fire for not having provided Biagi...
...World Food Summit because it was a U.N. event. Mugabe used the summit to praise his "fast-track acquisition and resettlement program" - his policy of expropriating white-owned farms. In Zimbabwe the opposition Movement for Democratic Change accused Mugabe of being a "world-class hypocrite." Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi blocked an attempt by Mugabe to hold talks with Italian leaders. NIGERIA Hot Sahel More than 60 people died as a result of a heat wave in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, and the actual death toll could be even higher because many families in remote areas fail to register...
...Losers ROY KEANE Irish captain kicked out of World Cup for divisiveness. Sipping champagne during flight home on private jet, he does deep soul searching GLAY J-Rockers' Beijing concert reportedly canceled because of Korean refugee crisis. Glay threatens to tepidly trash hotel room, dye hair in protest SILVIO BERLUSCONI Italian PM criticized when assistant suggests censoring a political play. As he's not a porn star running for office, Italians pay no notice...
...life is still considered a national birthright, this economic reality is viewed with trepidation. And as a bitter nationwide labor showdown enters its third month, workers like Bruno have become the conflict's poster children - for both sides. Pushing for legislation to loosen the labor market, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says Italy can't compete - and good new jobs will never be created for people like Bruno - if companies feel they can never fire workers. The unions staunchly oppose the reforms, which they say will only drag the rest of the workforce toward Bruno's "precarious" status. At the center...
...could both be sold off to reduce debt. While there has been a public clamor to find a "German solution" to the Kirch bankruptcy, Schr?der has said he would have no objections if Murdoch took over parts of the business. The same could not be said for Mediaset, since Berlusconi is a conservative politician whose policies are frequently at odds with those of the left-leaning Schr?der...