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...face of such foolishness, Lin doesn't seem to lose it on the court. "Honestly, now, I don't react to it," he says. "I expect it, I'm used to it, it is what it is." Postgame, Lin will release some frustration. "He gets pissed about it afterwards," says McNally. "I have to tip my hat to him. I don't know how I'd react. The type of dude I am, I might not be as mature as Jeremy...
...been two weeks since Silvio Berlusconi has shown his face in public, as he recovers from a brutal attack by a deranged man at a political rally in Milan. The prime minister says we won't see him again until Jan. 7. That would mark the longest period Berlusconi has kept himself out of the public eye since his winter hibernation six years ago, from which he emerged smiling tightly, as the first sitting world leader to ever admit to a facelift...
Still, Berlusconi understands the heart of politics as much as its trimmings: the lingering images of his bloodied face might very well provide the kind of sympathy-vote reinforcement to his popularity that no legislative success - or dashing good looks - could match. A poll taken last week by the Milan daily Corriere della Sera shows Berlusconi's favorable ratings had swelled to 56% from 49% in November, with some 17% of the center-left electorate now saying they have a positive opinion of the center-right prime minister. The same survey, however, showed a disturbingly high - more than 20% - number...
Although getting smashed in the face after a highly charged rally in Milan seemed to crown this annus horribilis, Berlusconi has called in to several television and radio programs since to declare his determination to come back stronger than ever...
...among those who approve of Tartaglia's actions. But he's no fan of his Prime Minister either, whom he blames for keeping Italy stuck in its culture of corruption and compromise. "The attack of Berlusconi was tragicomical, like his entire personal story," says Martera. "The blood on his face was dramatic. But from a symbolic point of view, it's a bit hard to take too seriously an attack where the weapon is a miniature replica of the Duomo...