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...fight on economic, rational issues." The party, says Mahajan, is projecting Vajpayee as the only leader who can transform India into a prosperous nation. To make sure voters understand that there is no alternative to Vajpayee, BJP's top strategists also plan to hammer hard at Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born head of the opposition Congress Party, portraying her as a political outsider without the gravitas to rule India. "Atal vs. Sonia will be our first point," says Mahajan...
Visitors to Italy who limit themselves to Florentine museums, Venetian canals and Roman ruins often miss out on the color and vibrancy of small-town Italian life. The cultural and culinary attractions of the capital, Palermo, are well documented, but travelers should also make time for Sicily's second city, Catania. Its baroque buildings are made of volcanic stone from nearby Mount Etna. For atmosphere, take in the terrific fish market in Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto. But the town's real pride and joy is its colorful, bustling fresh-produce market on the Piazza Carlo Alberto. Sprawling over...
...violence and security in schools. The suspected killer, a 17-year-old boy, fled the scene but later gave himself up to the police. Caught on the Run EGYPT Police arrested two members of Italy 's ultra-leftist Red Brigades group convicted in absentia of terrorist activities by Italian courts. One of the two, Rita Algranati, was sentenced to life in prison for her role in the 1978 kidnapping and murder of two-time Prime Minister Aldo Moro. In the Crosshairs MIDDLE EAST Israel sealed off the Gaza Strip and threatened to resume assassinations of Palestinian militants after a Hamas...
...Foam Truths An Italian court ruled a bar illegally used the arrival of the euro to hike the price of its cappuccino, the first time authorities have punished artificial rises since the euro's 2002 birth...
...scandal has rocked Italy and is prompting calls for more reform in a country famous for family entrepreneurs and infamous for the chaotic structure of their companies. The latter keeps the taxman at bay, but it's one reason Italian companies have had difficulty attracting foreign capital. Parmalat was supposed to be different. Tanzi got his start in business as a 21-year-old, when his father died and he took over the family's small prosciutto-ham factory. On a trip to Sweden, he noticed milk packaged in cartons and brought the concept to Italy. Later he adopted...