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January 31, 2011
On both sides of the Atlantic, pride in anti-mob action
Salvatore Cuffaro and his infamous cannoli
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...
January 23, 2011
Mr. Berlusconi: Ganging up, but who cares?
Despite the crescendo of scandal worthy of an 18th century Turkish sultan, Mr. Berlusconi remains the most charismatic and popular politician in Italy. ... True democracy, he...
January 16, 2011
On the Disassembly Line at Fiat: A General Strike in the Works?
Workers at Fiat's Mirafiori plant in Turin vote in a contested two-day referendum that will determine whether Fiat keeps open the historic factory
January 11, 2011
Heart warming vs heart breaking
In Welcome to the South, Luca Miniero's remake of an acclaimed French comedy, a North Italian postal employee aspires to a transfer to Milan, but instead finds himself dispatched...
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