Italian politician silenced at Russia Olympics and driven to rural area to be abandoned by police
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Continued Arrests of Peaceful LGBT Protesters at Olympics
Multiple LGBT protesters at Olympics have been arrested including Italian Parliamentarian
The Name Given: Exposing the Real Christopher Columbus
The real Christopher Columbus: “They have no weapons and are all naked and with no experience of arms, so that a thousand of them would not stand up to three of us, and so they are suitable to take orders and be made to work, sow and do anything else that may be needed.”
NYC Mayor Win Cheers Ancestral Town in Italy
Italy small town to celebrate in anticipation of new mayor for New York City Bill DeBlasio who has ancestral and cultural roots in rural village
Is Silvio Berlusconi Booted From Government?
Silvio Berlusconi Booted!!! Italy politics have long been under shadow of Silvio Berlusconi who soon learns his political fate
Top Job: Only Mentally Ill Would Be Italy Leader
Apparently, to be Italy Leader, a major world economy, is fit for only mentally ill according to Italian center-left leader Bersani. Didn’t they try that already?
Parliament Seeks Italy’s Exit From Crisis
European allies watch nervously as Italy’s exit from crisis threatened from political turmoil
Italy Voters Decide on Stalemated Parliament
Politics set for instability with mixed and eccentric group elected to Parliament by Italy voters
Critical Italy Elections Watched Closely by Markets
Critical Italy elections will prove key over near term decisions on European unification, economy
Papal Election Reflects Changing Demographics Of Catholic Church
Will Pope Benedict XVI’s successor be the first non-European elected to title in Papal election?