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    Roberto Saviano Between the Lines

    Eleonora Mazzucchi(May 07, 2008)
    The author of the chilling literary hit "Gomorra", speaks at the CUNY Graduate Center as part of the PEN/Faulkner reading series in New York. Saviano gave an affecting on-stage interview to Professor Antonio Monda, in front of an audience that consisted, for the most part, of expectant, liberal-minded Italians. Beppe Grillo t-shirts abounded.
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    Aldo Moro Anniversary: Time To Tell the Truth

    Judith Harris(May 04, 2008)
    On May 9, 1978, the President of the Christian Democratic party was found in Rome, murdered by the Red Brigates. New revelations today emerge to challenge official versions of this pivotal episode of Italy’s political history.
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    Rome Turns Right

    Judith Harris(April 30, 2008)
    Berlusconi chalks up his second victory this month. “We’ll be licking these wounds for as long as we have tongues, and maybe longer,” was the mournful comment of Alessandro Robecchi, in the left-wing newspaper Il Manifesto.
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    US Press & Pope Benedict XVI’s Trip to the U.S.

    Maria Rita Latto(April 20, 2008)
    Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to the United Stated ended with a visit to Ground Zero. It was a highly intense moment that will remain in the memories of many New Yorkers while also impressing those following the live coverage all over the world.
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    "We'll Take Care of You". The FDA and the US Health Care Industry

    (April 20, 2008)
    This Sunday, April 21, 2008 at 9.30 pm on Italian Television Rai Tre, Milena Gabanelli's Investigative Program "Report", will feature the Italian Premiere of the Documentary Film "We'll Take Care of You" by Lattanzio Firmian and Alberto Baudo, with the Italian title "Ci prenderemo cura di te"
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    Pope Benedict Loses Popularity Contest South of 14th Street

    Eleonora Mazzucchi(April 19, 2008)
    Residents and workers of Manhattan's downtown neighborhoods sound off on the Pope. In years past, when John Paul II came to New York, even the most cynical or religiously skeptical of the city's denizens were moved and reverent, while now there doesn't appear to be much love for the incumbent Pope. Regardless of age, religion and socio-economic background, the judgments passed on Benedict XVI were for the most part, less than glowing.
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    "Italians in the Americas": An International Conference

    (April 18, 2008)
    April 24-26, 2008. Dozens of scholars and experts will meet at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (Queens College, CUNY) to explore the diasporic experiences of Italians in the New World. The "Italians in the Americas" conference is dedicated to the myriad experiences of Italians in the Americas. It is a unique opportunity for scholarly communities in North and South America to come together and explore the past one hundred twenty-five years of diasporic activity in the western hemisphere.
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    Italy's Shifting Political Balance

    Judith Harris(April 18, 2008)
    With the far left out of Parliament, and the Greens facing extinction notwithstanding the toxic waste dumps of Naples, the Northern League and former Christian Democrats hold the balance of Italian politics.

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