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Italy's Letta meets Berlusconi to try to form government
Reuters* Letta seeking agreement on Saturday for confidence vote Monday * Differences apparent on tax policy and names of ministers * Moody's maintains rating on Italy By James Mackenzie ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left prime minister-designate...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Enrico Letta, Politics, Credit Ratings, Giorgio Napolitano
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COLUMN-Market euphoria misreads the signals from Brussels and Rome: Kaletsky
ReutersBy Anatole Kaletsky April 25 (Reuters) - Financial markets, which balance judgments from some of the world's most highly paid and best-informed analysts, are often uncannily right in anticipating unpredictable events, ranging from economic booms and...Tags: Angela Merkel, Berlin (Germany), Foreign Exchange Market, Enrico Letta, Politics
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Italy should ask for more room on deficit -OECD
ReutersMILAN, April 25 (Reuters) - Italy is now in a position to ask the European Union to ease up on the country's deficit target, according to Pier Carlo Padoan, chief economist at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). With...Tags: European Debt Crisis, Italy, European Union, Government Debt, International Organizations
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Letta tries to form government to break Italy's political logjam
Reuters* Government expected in next few days * Berlusconi says government must help end recession, spur growth * Big parties to meet in the afternoon By Philip Pullella ROME, April 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Enrico Letta began tricky...Tags: Italy, European Union, Parliament, Politics, Lower House
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ANALYSIS-Italy crisis close to an end but problems not over
Reuters* Broad-based government likely to be in place by next week * Berlusconi winner, Bersani broken man * Centre-left in turmoil By Barry Moody ROME, April 24 (Reuters) - Months of paralysing political deadlock seem close to an end in Italy with a new...Tags: Italy, Rome (Italy), Parliament, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Italy nominates youngest prime minister in years
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ROME -- Italy turned the corner on two months of political stalemate Wednesday by nominating center-left leader Enrico Letta as prime minister after inconclusive elections in February left parties struggling to form a government. Letta, 46, is set to...Tags: Government Ministers, Nelson Mandela, Iran, Parliament, Politics
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NEWSMAKER-No easy task for moderate Letta as Italy's next premier
Reuters* Letta, 46, is from moderate wing of Democratic Party * Surprise nomination for premier faces tough hurdles * Expected to govern with Berlusconi's centre-right * Says EU must move away from austerity By Gavin Jones ROME, April 24 (Reuters) - There...Tags: European Parliament, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Finance, Parties and Movements
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Europe's reality check
WASHINGTON -- The euro crisis is back. Actually, it never left. But there was an extended period, beginning last summer, when Europe's political, business and media elites convinced themselves the worst had passed. The European Central Bank (ECB) --...Tags: Angela Merkel, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Debt, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Pope Benedict hailed by crowds, may be papal advisor in retirement
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI was given a rapturous reception by the public at a general audience Wednesday, and the Vatican said he may offer his successor advice on papal duties after he resigns at the end of the month. Benedict, 85, announced...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Benedict XVI, Religion and Belief, Vatican City, Giorgio Napolitano
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Italy's Berlusconi squares off against TV host
ROME -- In a highly anticipated and occasionally furious TV interview watched by nearly 9 million of his compatriots, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi acknowledged misleading voters about the cause of his country's financial crisis, but...
Tags: Italy, Sicilian Mafia, Entertainment, Politics, Television
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Monti won't run in Italian elections but is willing to serve
LONDON -- Prime Minister Mario Monti, who steered Italy through tough economic times over the last 13 months, said Sunday he would not run in upcoming elections but would consider any request to head a future government. Monti, who resigned from his...
Tags: Italy, European Union, Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Police arrest ex-London Times journalist in computer hacking case
World NowFormer Times journalists arrested for email hacking; Arrest is thelatest in phone-hacking related investigation....
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