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From Facebook to the Papers: The List of Italy's Top 100 Parliamentary Methuselahs

Francesca Giuliani

Senator Stefano Pedica posted on his Facebook page a list of the 100 Italian members of the Parliament who have been in office for the longest time. The politicians in the list,...

Super-Sober Mario Takes Charge

Judith Harris

Premier-Designate Mario Monti is often described in the media as Super Mario or Sober Mario. His government has had the support of banks, universities and the Roman Catholic...

Bin Laden: A Thoughtful Vatican and a Concerned Italy

Judith Harris

May 1, while in Rome Pope John Paul II is beatified, Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden is killed in Pakistan by US Forces. The reactions in the Italian political world

On Both Sides of the Atlantic, Pride in Anti-Mob Action

Judith Harris

While in New York nearly 125 are arrested in “the largest mob roundup in F.B.I. history," Italian Senator and former governor of Sicily Salvatore Cuffaro is sentenced to 7 years...

From University Roofs to Monuments. Culture Protests

Teresa Signorini

Students and scholars from all over Italy are making themselves heard by ‘taking over’ cultural landmarks to protest against the academic reform.

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