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An Anatomy of Berlusconi Supporters

May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter” – Winston Churchill Just a year and half ago, in November 2011, Italians thought Silvio Berlusconi’s political end had finally come. While this gave way to a wave of optimism, many remained cautious … [Read more...]

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Berlusconi Bunga Bunga Case Nears Conclusion

May 13, 2013 by 4 Comments

The sordid case involving Italy's ex prime minister Silvio Berlusconi facing accusations of having sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of office is nearing its conclusion. Today, in summing up the case for the prosecution, a process which took most of the day, Milan prosecutor and arch … [Read more...]

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Did Silvio Berlusconi Commit Treason Last Weekend?

May 13, 2013 by 3 Comments

Italy's new old president Napolitano, who knows Italy is in a bit of a pickle, has called upon the nation's politicians, repeatedly, to act responsibly. Silvio Berlusconi and his cronies have latched on to the word, if not the concept of responsibility, with a vengeance. Instead of acting … [Read more...]

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Italy, Still Going Nowhere Slowly

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Is Italy Going in the Right Direction?

Italian politics is as messy as it always has been. The current government which is an unholy alliance between the two big traditional arch enemies, the left leaning PD and pseudo right leaning Berlusconi PdL is already wobbling and has yet to do anything constructive for Italy. Silvio Berlusconi is … [Read more...]

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Fuming Berlusconi – The Natural Born Delinquent

May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Boy, is old Silvio Berlusconi unhappy today. Fuming like his fake volcano in Sardinia, he is. An appeal court, in, according to Berlusconi and his cronies, communist infested Milan, confirmed a lower court's decision that he is guilty of tax fraud in connection with the trading of TV rights to US … [Read more...]

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Hello, New Italian Government, Goodbye

May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Is Italy Going in the Right Direction?

Italy's fragile new government, the product of unholy alliance between Italy's left and right wing factions is already under pressure and may well shatter very, very soon. Causing the destruction of what may turn out to be one of Italy's shortest lived governments ever, could be that rogue of … [Read more...]

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Blame Silvio Berlusconi for Italy’s Current Political and Economic Mess

April 8, 2013 by 5 Comments
Is Italy Going in the Right Direction?

I suspect you'll be all too familiar with the political mess which Italy finds itself in. But who is to blame for the chaos and the fact that Italy's political parties just cannot get together and govern troubled Italy? The answer is Silvio Berlusconi. By now, had Berlusconi actually decided to … [Read more...]

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Berlusconi Versus Justice

March 13, 2013 by 3 Comments

Italy's beleaguered ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is not a happy man. His legal troubles are mounting up, as are his attacks on Italy's justice system which he claims, is attempting to take him out of Italy's political arena for good. Adding to the tanned one's troubles are charges of … [Read more...]

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Has Silvio Berlusconi Contracted an STD?

March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment

As you may have heard, Italy's ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi attempted to have a couple of the court cases he is mixed up in delayed on medical grounds. Could he really be ill? Could Berlusconi have contracted an STD? Mysteriously, one of the medical certificates presented by Berlusconi's … [Read more...]

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Politician Admits Taking A Bribe from Silvio Berlusconi

March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

In a story which is unfolding in Italy, a politician has confessed to accepting a €3 million bribe from Italy's ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.    Has Berlusconi finally ended up in really deep legal trouble this time? It's looking that way after it was revealed that Berlusconi was … [Read more...]

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