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...PRIVACY 40 million Number of Italians whose 2005 tax returns were posted online by the outgoing government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi. Italy's treasury department eventually shut down the site following privacy complaints $29 million Amount paid in taxes by Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who filed one of the largest tax returns that year...
Gianfranco Fini, the president of the Italian Parliament, is facing a firestorm of controversy after saying that the May 1 burning of Israeli flags in Turin by far-left protesters was "much more serious" than the savage beating of a 29-year-old that same day in Verona by a neo-Nazi gang. The victim of the beating, Nicola Tommasoli, died late Monday after several days in a coma. Five young fans of the Verona soccer team have been arrested for the murder...
...With Berlusconi's return to power last month, and Fini's own protégé, Gianni Alemanno sweeping to victory in the race for Rome Mayor, Fini was sworn in last week at the helm of the Italian Parliament, hoping his extremist past was definitively behind him. But now, Fini is again on the spot over fascism, a victim of his own zeal to defend Israel...
...shot at garnering individual success. Reaching the podium in the individual competition, however, will be very difficult since there will be experienced and higher-ranked women waiting for her. Italy, in particular, has had the women’s foil weapon in a stranglehold—four Italian women currently sit in the top six in the international standings. “Right now it’s going to be very difficult to crack into those top four spots, which have been controlled by three Italian women who have been doing very well over the last few years...
...more than just the food, but the sentiment was genuine. I slapped my hand down on my seat and announced to the table, “This is where I’m going to be working next summer.” Fast forward eight months and 20 Italian A quizzes later. I know enough of the language to complete my biweekly “graphic novel” assignments that concern a rabbit named Bunny who goes to Italy to learn how to cook and to write about it (as rigorous as it is original...