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...Romano Prodi's center-left government lost a decisive confidence vote, sealing its collapse. When two members of the National Alliance party popped bottles of spumante and waved slices of mortadella to mock Prodi - nicknamed "Mortadella" for his presumed resemblance to the pink sausage popular in his hometown of Bologna - the white-haired, pipe-smoking Senate President pounded his gavel and ordered Senate guards to immediately remove the victuals. "This isn't a tavern here!" he barked...
...Huckabee's events late last week, the candidate told his supporters instead to lure out their friends on caucus night by promising a free dinner. "Pull up to the house, honk the horn," he advised one crowd. "As soon as they get into the backseat, toss them a bologna sandwich and say, 'Eat quick. The caucus starts in 30 minutes...
Researchers from the University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi in Bologna analyzed the exercise habits of 749 rural Italians over age 65 during a period of four years. At the beginning of the study, none had memory problems; by the last check up, 85 participants had developed some form of dementia - including Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, which is associated with decreased blood flow to the brain...
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF ITALY? Because the Galleria Borghese is my favorite museum, I'd probably say I like Rome more than any other place. But Bologna is dazzling also. Plus those beautiful towns nearby: Modena, Ferrara and Parma...
...Raymond Dassi, a Cameroonian who has lived in Bologna since 1996 and now heads its immigrant association, supports the mayor's tough line - but thinks his respect for law-abiding immigrants should go further, especially since Bologna needs foreign-born workers. "We are helping [Italians]. They can't see that," says Dassi, 35. "They need to democratize immigrants. They need to say, 'Let's see your ideas.'" Bologna's old and new residents are learning how to live together; next comes governing together...