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Berlusconi's current point man is Nicolo Ghedini, a somber-faced, lanky 49-year-old criminal-defense attorney from the northern city of Padua, who has served in both the Italian Senate and the lower house of Parliament. Ghedini has continued to mount a grinding defense in the criminal cases, arguing in the Mills case that Berlusconi cannot be present in the Milan courtroom for the next several months because of time conflicts with his duties as Prime Minister. Ghedini has also spearheaded an increasingly aggressive legal strategy that has included several libel suits against opposition newspapers. He declared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After a Court Ruling, Berlusconi's Legal Woes Resume | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

There's little doubt of Berlusconi's appeal. In a country weary of political wrangling - it's on its 62nd government since the war - Berlusconi has successfully "tapped into nonpolitical sentiments," says Fabrizio Tonello, a political scientist at the University of Padua. Against the backdrop of the aspirational consumption shown on his television stations, Berlusconi's blend of ordinary Italian guyhood with the image of fabulously wealthy Don Juan is a potent one: "It's an entertainment culture," says Tonello, "the direct opposite of a political culture, in which only politicians who are celebrities can compete in the political market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Silvio Berlusconi Uses Women on TV | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Pertile—who grew up in a small village between Padua and Venice in Northeastern Italy—is also a professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and has published widely within the field of Dante scholarship...

Author: By Barbara B. Depena, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: After Ten Years, Eliot Masters Plan To Depart | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...using the induction, the Project believes that makes “The Taming of the Shrew” more accessible; the play within the play takes place in Padua, but by setting this production in the tavern shown during the induction, the Project brings the show onto more familiar ground, which is enhanced by the remote feel of The Garage’s basement...

Author: By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Modern Take on Shakespeare’s ‘Shrew’ Goes on at the Square | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...Staff writer Allen J. Padua can be reached at ajpadua@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Finishes Year on High Note | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

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