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Lunch and honor Italian-American women on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Italian-American Women of Staten Island will hold its luncheon to celebrate March as Women in History Month at noon on Sunday, March 3, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. Tickets are $65 each. To reserve, call 718-948-2690.
Italy Vote Shows No Clear Winner, as Berlusconi Rises
ROME—Italy's parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner, thwarting the chances of forming a stable government and confirming investors' worst fears that political instability in Italy could once again rattle Europe. The inconclusive results mean Italy could be back at the polls within months.
Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement becomes Italy's election success story
By any standards, and whatever happens, Beppe Grillo and the Five Star Movement (M5S) have emerged from Italy's general election as big winners.Because of the way the electoral system works – favouring alliances Grillo shuns – the M5S will not be the overall victor. But projections suggested it could get more votes than any other party, and could hold the balance of power in the upper house, the Senate.
Stocks slide on Italian election uncertainty
Stocks turned lower Monday following signs that Italy could be headed for political gridlock, potentially undermining the country's efforts to reform its economy and rekindling the region's debt crisis.
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Huge protest vote pushes Italy towards deadlock
A huge protest vote by Italians enraged by economic hardship and political corruption pushed the country towards deadlock after an election on Monday, with voting projections showing no coalition strong enough to form a government.
British Cardinal Resigns; Accused of ‘Inappropriate Acts
Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric announced his resignation on Monday, a day after being accused of “inappropriate acts” with priests, saying he would not attend the conclave to elect a new pope.
Tourism: The Uniqueness of Unique Hotels of Italy
Unique Hotels of Italy (UHI) is a network of one of a kind hotels that offer the traveler exclusive access to luxurious dwellings and noble palaces of historical and architectural interest. The project has just been launched on the American market.
Investors watching Italy’s elections closely as vote likely to have profound impact on Europe’s economy
Will Italy stay the course with painful economic reform? Or fall back into the old habit of profligacy and inertia? These are the stakes as Italians vote in a watershed parliamentary election Sunday and Monday that could shape the future of one of Europe’s biggest economies.
Papal Conclave 2013 Not Politics as Usual
More than 100,000 pilgrims came to St. Peter's Square today to attend Pope Benedict XVI's last Sunday prayer and blessing. The crowd interrupted the pope several times with applause, but Benedict was business as usual. Apparently he is not big on goodbyes. This was the last time the world will see him in the window for his Sunday noon appointment with the faithful.
February 22, 2013
Political Suicide in New York City and Italy: Part I - Italy
Jerry Krase
My cat Rosita has a better chance figuring out the New York Times crossword puzzle than the New York Times has figuring out Italian politics.
New York City and Italy have a great deal in common, starting and ending with self-destructive electorates; voters who are intent on putting into office people who, in one way or another, hold them in contempt. In both democracies, The People are generally too ignorant and self-absorbed to notice that the pain they feel is self-inflicted. How does this happen?
February 22, 2013
Casa Italia and Loyola University Chicago Partner to Preserve Italian American History and Culture
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historian Dominic Candeloro, former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo Ciambrone, Casa Italia Executive Director Vito D’Ambrosio, attorney and Fra Noi publisher Anthony J. Fornelli, Loyola assistant director of development Abby Leng, Metropolitan Planning Council project manager Marisa Novara, City of Chicago chief technology officer John Tolva, Casa Italia chair and president of Turano Baking Company, Tony Turano, and Senator Renato Turano,null
Loyola University Chicago President and CEO Michael Garazini, SJ, has offered to match community donations to create and endowed professorship of Italian American Studies
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