New York Times published an article from the Rome correspondent Ian Fisher that spoke of a stagnant Italy that was in “a collective funk regarding economics, politics and society”. Italian, American and Italian/American commentators discuss...
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In a polite letter to the New York Times Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato pointed out that the Italian national health care system is ranked by the World Health Organization as second in the world. Amato has a good point. If Italy is potentially the second healthiest nation in Europe, however, Neapolitans have been left out...
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Revolutionary poet and activist shot and killed at 82 years.
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Italy on Thursday condemned the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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È stato presentato al "Museum of the Moving Image" la divertente e profonda pellicola di John Turturro “Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies”. Dibattito con attori, professori e un pubblico entusiasta. Il film si potrà vedere nel 2008 sul canale Pbs
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Grande trambusto tra la delegazione di diplomatici, consiglieri e la carovana di inviati della stampa che seguivano il viaggio del presidente Giorgio Napolitano a New York. Motivo? Un articolo uscito in prima pagina sul "New York Times" ...
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Il 15 dicembre dalle 9.30 alle 17.30 a Newark, New Jersey, Hotel Hilton (nei pressi della stazione) si terrà la "Preconferenza dei giovani USA", in preparazione alla Conferenza dei Giovani che terrà entro la fine del 2008. Oltre ai delegati, da New York e dal resto degli USA potranno partecipare tutti coloro che vorranno.
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Since I can't propose marriage, I will simply propose Nancy Pelosi for President. Seriously though, wouldn't she make a great "first"?
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Nearly two years after the first Encyclical on Love by Pope Benedict XVI, “Deus Est Caritas” (God is Charity), on November 30th the second one was issued. All the main Vaticanists were expecting an Encyclical having social issues as the main subject. Instead...
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In the midst of the latest overheated political dramas over the national budget, electoral reform, and the high price of pasta, an old specter continues to haunt Italy: organized crime.