Word: berlusconis
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...like a rerun from the bad old days of Italian politics, when governments came and went at the rate of more than one a year. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned last week after a disastrous showing by his center-right coalition in local elections. One partner, the Union of Christian Democrats (UDC), withdrew its ministers; another, the National Alliance (AN), threatened to do likewise. So Berlusconi quit, but quickly formed a new government by reshuffling his Cabinet. He appointed former Treasury Minister and Berlusconi loyalist Giulio Tremonti as deputy PM in place of UDC chief Marco Follini, who has distanced...
...Berlusconi Adjusts His Set Last week the government of Italy's Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was in crisis. His center-right coalition, shaken by overwhelming losses in regional elections earlier this month and bitter debate over the leader's tax and economic policies, began to disintegrate: one Deputy Prime Minister, Marco Follini, resigned and withdrew his ministers from the Cabinet, raising the possibility of early elections. But financially, Berlusconi the media tycoon had a great week: his family's holding company announced the sale of 197 million shares in the Mediaset group - which owns all three of Italy's major...
...being singled out in a system where signatures are rarely all authentic. "We are fighting against the power, and we're not going to let them get away with it," Mussolini told TIME from across a fold-down table in her cramped camper. Yet Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said last week that his rapport with Mussolini was "excellent," and that sooner or later she will realize her destiny lies within his center-right coalition. With regional polls coming up in two weeks, and a fraught race already emerging for next year's national vote, fringe parties like Mussolini...
...negotiated her release, was killed in trying to protect her. Pentagon officials said the soldiers had not been informed of the release and had signaled in vain for the car to stop. U.S. President George W. Bush expressed "regret" for the attack, while a stunned Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said, "We were turned to stone," by the news. "We must have an explanation for such a serious incident, for which someone must take responsibility...
...Baghdad. Nicola Calipari, an intelligence officer who had negotiated her release, was killed trying to protect her. Pentagon officials said the soldiers had not been told of the release and signaled in vain for the car to stop. Though President Bush expressed regret, a stunned Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said, "We were turned to stone" by the news. "We must have an explanation for such a serious incident, for which someone must take responsibility...