Topic: Giorgio Napolitano
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Team of rivals: Italy, finally, forms new government (+video)
Center-left leader Enrico Letta will be Italy's new prime minister, after his party formed a coalition government with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives.
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Italy's long-deadlocked government shows signs of life
Enrico Letta's appointment as prime minister-designate has sparked hope that a coalition government might finally be formed after two months of negotiations.
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Italians move northward to trade 'la dolce vita' for 'das süsse Leben'
Italian emigration jumped 30 percent from 2011 to 2012, with Germany and Switzerland the most popular destination for Italians looking for work.
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No laughing matter: How a comedian's election is upending Italy
The Five Star Movement's strong showing in Italy's elections has made comedian-turned-activist Beppe Grillo into a kingmaker. But many in Europe worry the last laugh will be on Italy.
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Big tally for Berlusconi throws wrench into Italy's election
Silvio Berlusconi's party appears to have won Italy's upper house, thereby likely preventing one-time presumptive premier Pier Luigi Bersani from forming a governing coalition.
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Backchannels Earthquake predictions and a triumph of scientific illiteracy in an Italian court (+video)
An Italian court sentenced scientists to jail time for not having a functioning crystal ball ahead of the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila. The arguments of science and reason fell on deaf ears.
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Italian president: UK action 'inexplicable' on Nigerian hostage rescue bid (+video)
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called UK action 'inexplicable' in failing to inform his government before launching a botched rescue mission with Nigerian forces that led to the deaths of British and Italian hostages held by a militant Islamist group.
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Global Viewpoint Mario Monti is working through Italy's debt crisis. Is the US watching?
Italy may find Prime Minister Mario Monti's dose of discipline hard to swallow, but his depoliticized democracy is the only form of government that can move Italy forward. Monti's experiment may also serve as an antidote to the political dysfunction in the West – especially the US.
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Berlusconi's referendum defeat: beginning of the end?
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi admitted defeat amid a large voter turnout and rejection of a ballot question to give government ministers immunity from appearing in court. Berlusconi is facing three fraud trials and a sex scandal.
06/13/2011 03:09 pm -
Silvio Berlusconi's political fight is going down to the wire
Flamboyant Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is desperately marshaling support ahead of two parliamentary votes that could see him ousted from office Tuesday.
12/13/2010 10:35 am -
After allies revolt, Italy's Berlusconi nears political end
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose tenure has been beset by scandal, saw his government move closer to collapse Monday after four cabinet members quit.
11/16/2010 02:52 pm -
Silvio Berlusconi, bruised, leaves hospital and vows to get back to work
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi left the hospital on Thursday, four days after an assault left him bloody and bruised. The aftermath of the incident has revealed a rising level of rancor in Italian politics.
12/17/2009 11:54 am -
As G-8 convenes in Italy, tough questions of economic stimulus and climate change
The nations meeting in earthquake-devastated L'Aquila are also likely to consider what actions to take on Iran, North Korea.
07/08/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Obama trip: What he's doing, day by day
07/05/2009 01:00 am -
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01/28/2008 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Italian government nears collapse after key Prodi ally defects
Prime Minister Romano Prodi may resign in the wake of a defection by a key parliamentary ally.
01/22/2008 12:00 am
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