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...went on to launch a successful film career, later rediscovered his Roman Catholic faith, and reached iconic status in part thanks to his periodic returns to television, where he mixes cabaret, celebrity chat and his own provocative monologues on everything from God to garbage management. "Celentano is the Italian heartland," says Carlo Freccero, a former producer for Berlusconi's Mediaset network who is one of RockPolitik's lead writers. "He's both innovator and conservative. You just can't classify him." This time around, Celentano is taking direct aim at Berlusconi's conflict of interest. The billionaire Prime Minister already...
...Indonesia is J.I.'s undisputed heartland. The vast majority of Indonesians do not support terrorism, but given the size of the population, even a tiny minority of violent believers can translate into thousands of potential terrorists. In Indonesia, it is not illegal to be a member or a supporter of J.I., which portrays itself as a religious organization. As long as J.I. propaganda, recruitment and fund-raising are tolerated, the group will be able to recruit and form fresh operational cells...
McKinley, on the other hand, grew up in San Francisco, California—the sport’s heartland. She started playing club volleyball when she was in sixth grade, and then dedicated herself in high school...
...this pressure from the E.U. Turks are patient people, but once they reach boiling point, anything could happen." Erdogan understands that his government is at risk from nationalists, but he also has his own political constituents to cater to, many of them in the prosperous conservative Muslim heartland of Anatolia. They too are restive for change, having failed to see Erdogan deliver on campaign promises like the lifting of a ban on head scarves in universities and public offices. For them E.U. membership is a potential guarantee against military rule and restrictive laws aimed at curbing religious expression. Last week...
...Western nation ... In keeping with British tradition, Thatcher will be addressed simply as 'Prime Minister.' Even before she paid her first visit to Downing Street, her campaign aides had arrived, their arms loaded with paperwork. The government of a determined woman whose work ethic had been forged in the heartland of England was taking shape with no delay...