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...world stage. Many of those fears, though perhaps not the worst of them, were realized in the media mogul's last term in office, from 2001 to 2006. But now that Berlusconi has swept back to his third term as Prime Minister with an impressive victory over former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, Italians are more concerned about what he might not do. Italy faces difficult public-policy challenges, from a stagnant economy to organized crime. High-profile emergencies, like mounting trash on the streets of Naples and the uncertain future of national carrier Alitalia, are proof that the nation needs...
Last week, Bill Polian, the president of the Indianapolis Colts, came to Harvard to speak at the former Mayor of Indianapolis Bart Peterson’s Institute of Politics (IOP) study group. The topic of discussion, according to the IOP’s website, was “The Politics of Being an NFL City.” But for the Ivy League sports enthusiast, Polian offered information on Harvard football’s latest NFL entrant, Clifton Dawson...
...point is: this city changes, Plympton Street as much as anywhere. Earlier this month, a former mayor of Cambridge proposed renaming the road yet again in honor of his Harvard classmate, David L. Halberstam ’55, who died last year after a storied journalistic career. Like Plympton before him, Halberstam once lived on the street that might bear his name—in the newsroom of The Harvard Crimson, at parcel...
...Mayor E. Denise Simmons, tongue-in-cheek, told Fantini yesterday after his turnaround comments that she was putting him “on the record” for thanking Kelley...
...Berlusconi's win over popular Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, by an estimated margin of between 6% and 8%, is a testament both to the colorful former prime minister's staying power, and also to Italy's sometimes inexplicable political chemistry. After telling a state-owned TV show host that he was "moved" by the support, and ready to work to resolve Italy's problems, Berlusconi appeared on a show on one of his own networks to accuse his opponents of stealing the election two years ago. "There was a negative interruption of our work," he said. "I say what...