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...writing, of course, about the Berlusconi sex scandal that has been all over the Italian papers since the end of April. Berlusconi is alleged to have had an inappropriate relationship with an 18 year-old aspiring show-girl, Napoli’s Noemi Letizia...
...birthday party and gave her a $10,000 necklace. A few days later Veronica Laria, Berlusconi’s wife of 19 years, told the Italian press that she was filing for divorce because of her husband’s dalliances with young women, citing in particular his bizarre relationship with Letizia. Earlier this month, the scandal really took off: Photographs came out in the Spanish newspaper, El Pais, which depicted nude guests (including Mirek Toplanek, the former Czech prime minister) at a party that Berlusconi had hosted at Villa Certosa last summer. Then on Thursday the Italian press reported...
Berlusconi has denied it all. He says that his relationship with Letizia has only ever been appropriate and his parties innocent. And no, he has never paid for companionship. He adds that he cannot even have sex, due to an operation he had on his prostate. The prime minister claims that these false attacks have been launched by his enemies; in particular, he blames the left for trying to undermine him right before the EU elections, which took place at the beginning of the month, and the upcoming G8 conference, which will be held in L’Aquila...
Speaking of working on a marriage, you write that there are only two stages in a relationship: ignorance and rehab. That sounds pretty cynical. What do you mean? At the beginning everyone is on their best behavior, so you're really ignorant of the ways [the relationship is] not going to work. You take care of the problems that can be solved easily at the beginning. [Later on in the marriage] you have to keep making sure that you're paying attention to your most important needs and make sure you're getting them met. (Read about the science...
Reports this week reminded the world of a fitting - if slightly bewildering - relationship: a decrepit and slow North Korean cargo ship, reportedly laden with arms, is on its way to Burma, a country ruled by a similarly obstinate and oppressive military junta. A watchful U.S. missile destroyer is following, close on its heels. (Read "Time to Face Facts on Our North Korea Ignorance...