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1 posted on 01/24/2008 8:58:46 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
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Canada, France, and Germany’s political scenes all turned sharply to the right since the Iraq War began. It now appears Italy is heading that way too.

This is a welcome trend.


2 posted on 01/24/2008 9:03:10 PM PST by bw17
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after leading two governments that failed to complete less than half their full term

Um, say what?

3 posted on 01/24/2008 9:03:23 PM PST by The Electrician ("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
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Oh, my, now isn’t this interesting? Berlusconi may yet send the Left packing. Again. BTT.


4 posted on 01/24/2008 9:04:05 PM PST by Billthedrill
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Berlusconi is back from the political scrap heap?

That man has more lives then a cat...he also was rock solid on the War on Terror who lost by a handful of votes...and he was a complete character...the man was a social menace...LOL!


5 posted on 01/24/2008 9:04:49 PM PST by padre35 (Conservative in Exile/ Isaiah 3.3)
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... Mr Prodi argued that Italy needed continuity.

If they can't have continuity, at least they have consistency.

... the 61st postwar administration ...

7 posted on 01/24/2008 9:18:58 PM PST by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
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Interesting. Thanks for posting.


11 posted on 01/24/2008 10:57:06 PM PST by PGalt
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Another leftist regime going downhill in Europe. I am surprised just in few years that most of the leftist regime in Europe are gone, especially in western Europe. I can only name Spain as the remaining leftist regime in western Europe.


12 posted on 01/25/2008 4:28:56 AM PST by Wiz
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ping


13 posted on 01/25/2008 4:29:32 AM PST by Wiz
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Okay, so, my reading is just now catching up...

A Third Term For Berlusconi?
Italy to Hold Snap Elections in April
February 06, 2008
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,533444,00.html

Prodi Resigns, Berlusconi Rejoices
By Michael Braun in Rome
January 25, 2008
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,530904,00.html

Prodi Coalition on the Brink of Collapse
January 22, 2008
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,530170,00.html

Dissatisfaction Grows With Italy’s Political Caste
How Long Can Prodi Hang On?
By Alexander Smoltczyk in Rome
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,489523,00.html


15 posted on 02/21/2008 10:04:38 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)
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earlier I’d found a December 2007 article on Spiegel regarding Berlusconi’s formation of a new political party, but closed the tab by accident, and now the link doesn’t show up. Google didn’t turn up anything.

Veltroni Faces a Brutus Dilemma
By Alexander Smoltczyk in Rome
October 25, 2007
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,513607,00.html


16 posted on 02/21/2008 10:26:53 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)
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