Italy faces a serious migraine headache. Experts are already predicting a frustrated and frustrating new legislature with a brief shelf life.
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The bottom line is that a simple debate between candidates for public office is something that Italian voters cannot take for granted...
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The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), made up of 152 countries, was ultimately persuaded by Milan’s presentation for a green-themed Expo...
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The international edition of Newsweek dedicates the cover of its April 7 issue to the Italian elections. There is a rather frightening photomontage representing a character called “Veltrusconi”...
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The source of the problem is not the farmer. It is illegal dumping by criminal bands who are in bed with predatory politicians, and this means that the problem is political.
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In an expanded effort to counter the Mafia's extortionist activities in Sicily, a food fair goes on tour to major Italian cities. The outdoor stands, which will feature Sicilian specialty foods, are run by those businesses that have refused to pay a notorious illegal tax, the "pizzo". The organizers eventually hope to bring the gastronomic fair overseas.
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Illy and Coca-Cola are collaborating to bring the premium gourmet coffee brew in "chilled" can form. The black espresso and milk varieties will be released into European markets next month, and around the world-- including the U.S. and Asia-- in early 2009. Starbucks best watch its back.
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Pandemonium in Campania: from garbage to mozzarella
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Born in the USA and now an Italian citizen, I’m asked to vote. So, what do I know?
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The jury's out. A Pulitzer Prize-winner, a heartthrob of the silver screen and a teen journalist all agree: i-Italy's got a bright future. A capacious auditorium at the CUNY Graduate Center is where interested parties of Italians and Italian-Americans gathered for the Italian American Digital Project’s official launching on Monday. The event served to inaugurate IADP, the not-for-profit organization that will head i-Italy.org, and to recognize the students of the Empowerment for Italy-U.S. Community (EUSIC) project who helped get i-Italy off the ground and make it what it is today: both a community space and a website for journalistic content
