By winning national elections, Silvio Berlusconi has entered Italy's top-flight Roman numeral league.
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The dinner party
A meal with Alleanza Nazionale leader Ignazio La Russa can leave you feeling a little empty.
Quo Vadis, Italia Nostra?
Nearly 40 percent of familes can't cover monthly costs, a shattering statistic.
Dead man walking
The left is notoriously unstable. Differences are deeper than alikeness.
The dud
Silvio Berlusconi is Italy's walking antidote to political narcolepsy.
Ask my mother
Some say the 2008 election is the most important at least since Lincoln.
Dream machine
Italy has conscripted Keats, Goethe, D.H. Lawrence, Henry James... and George Clooney.
Italian election aftershocks
Berlusconi and Prodi each vibrate angrily at the sound of the other’s name. So do their denizens.
Pius’ children
Pope Pius XII's detractors, both inside and outside the Catholic Church, are still looking for a smoking gun.
The 2006 Vote
Romano Prodi may govern, but he will rule with considerable difficulty.
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
No book, not even the Bible, presaged John Paul's sonic accomplishment.
Prelude to a vote
Berlusconi refuses to emerge from the yes-man universe he has coiffed to protect his realm.