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Italian deputies in fist fight over reforms
Reuters ^ | 10-26-11 | Barry Moody

Posted on 10/26/2011 12:26:26 PM PDT by dynachrome

Italian deputies exchanged blows in parliament on Wednesday as tensions over a tough economic reform program came to a head.

At least two deputies from the Northern League, a member of the ruling center-right coalition, fought with members from the opposition FLI party of speaker Gianfranco Fini. Two deputies grabbed each other by the throat as other parliamentarians rushed to separate them.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bailouts; eurozone; italy
Gettin' ugly.
1 posted on 10/26/2011 12:26:38 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome
Anyone familiar with period of previous global upheaval recognize whats going on today.

Bad things are on the way, and no one will be beyond their reach.

2 posted on 10/26/2011 12:29:42 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: blam

Just a little fun story of the Italian parlaiment.


3 posted on 10/26/2011 12:31:05 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: dynachrome

Italy is just another Yugoslavia.

After reading about the unification of the peninsula, I am surprised that it managed this long. If the nation survives this, it would be an achievement.


4 posted on 10/26/2011 12:52:23 PM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: dynachrome

Ahh the glory that is Rome


5 posted on 10/26/2011 1:27:04 PM PDT by Flavius (What hopes for victory, Gaius Crastinus? What grounds for encouragement ?)
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To: dynachrome

Hey, now! What do these guys think they are? Taiwanese?


6 posted on 10/26/2011 1:31:36 PM PDT by RichInOC (Sarah Palin is at war with the left. Most Freepers are just playing the video game.)
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To: dynachrome
(smile)
7 posted on 10/26/2011 2:03:00 PM PDT by blam
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