Word: forza
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...Otis and Josiah Quincy.The energy amplified when HRO president Chrix E. Finne ’07 bounded aboard the platform to introduce conductor Dr. James Yannatos, HRO’s buoyant music director since 1964.The performance opened with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Overture to La Forza del Destino,” an opera that follows the story of two clandestine paramours. The overture foreshadows the impending tragedy with a dark, surging theme which was gradually accelerated by Yannatos’ conducting. The string section showcased impressive prowess in swells and plucky staccatos. The dramatic finale, however...
...almost certainly numbered, the charismatic media mogul may well emerge from the election, ostensibly won by center left leader Romano Prodi, as what one center-left source called "winning loser." Having made up much ground in the polls in the final weeks, Berlusconi has reaffirmed his own party, Forza Italia, as the single largest political force in a Parliament likely to be led by a weak, vulnerable prime minister. "Berlusconi is about to lose the governmental powers," said the center-left official. "But as far as in purely political terms, he is very strong...
...year of transition," 2005 would usher in the country's long-awaited economic turnaround. He was so confident, in fact, that you'd never know he'd just survived a year of crisis. Last June, with the economy sagging, voters gave him a bloody nose in European elections - his Forza Italia party collected just 21% of the vote. Soon after, Marco Follini, the wily Christian Democratic leader, threatened to withdraw his party from Berlusconi's coalition. Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti's forced resignation in July fired the hopes of opposition leaders even more. The bluster and bravado that had helped...
...hours before a Palermo court brought some rain by convicting Berlusconi's longtime confidant Marcello Dell'Utri of colluding with the Mafia, and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Dell'Utri was a key executive for Berlusconi's business empire and helped form the Prime Minister's Forza Italia party; he will appeal the verdict. Berlusconi wasn't implicated in the case, but the verdict is a blow...
...ever result Premier Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fáil tumbled to its worst showing in 80 years, marring the government's six-month term as E.U. President Italy Small parties left and right gained; those in PM Silvio Berlusconi's coalition government instantly demanded more power Berlusconi's Forza Italia slipped, but rival Romano Prodi's center-left coalition disappointed, too Netherlands Antiwar, pro-reform voters boosted the opposition left and whistle-blower Paul van Buitenen's Transparent Europe bloc PM Jan-Peter Balkenende's center-right coalition suffered for supporting the Iraq war, losing five seats Poland...