From i-Italy. A number of posters inspired by the famous film "The Untouchables" appeared yesterady in Soho, Little Italy, and the Lower East Side in Manhattan. They portray Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi as the main character and read: "He rules Italy with absolute power. No one can touch him. No one can stop him." From the pictures, e-mailed to us by a friend, it is unclear who ideated the campaign. We shall investigate in the next days... For now, click on "more" to see the photos

The New York Times. People have understood the unease, the mortification, the suffering that this arrogant neglect of sobriety has caused the Catholic Church,” the editor, Dino Boffo, wrote last month.
On Thursday, Mr. Boffo was out of a job. Late last week, Il Giornale, the newspaper owned by Mr. Berlusconi’s brother, called Mr. Boffo “a homosexual known to the Italian secret services” and the culprit in a sexual harassment suit. (Read the article by Rachel Donadio)