When in Rome, Amigo . . .
President Bush had a minor language gaffe during a light and amiable luncheon with the other G-8 leaders: The life-of-the-party president, mingling before the meal, chatted animatedly about his parents’ health, his birthday and the corruption charges facing one of his best buddies in Europe, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy. “Amigo! Amigo!” Mr. Bush called out cheerily in Spanish when he ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 10, 2008 14:02
The Euro at 10
Martin Walker argues that, "despite repeated protestations that the EU does not seek to become a federal super-state," the organization is steadily increasing its powers to the detriment of the interests of its constituent states. The Commission of the European Union is celebrating the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the euro with an ambitious new plan to direct the economic strategy of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 7, 2008 10:55
Silvio Berlusconi Resigns
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the longest-serving leader in postwar Italy, resigned Tuesday to make way for a center-left government led by Romano Prodi that must re-energize a moribund economy. President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi asked Berlusconi to remain on as caretaker prime minister during their 30-minute meeting at the Quirinale Palace. "The president of the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 2, 2006 10:13
Abdul Rahman Safe in Italy
Abdul Rahman, who disappeared immediately after his release from an Afghan prison yesterday, is safe and welcome in Italy. Italy granted asylum Wednesday to an Afghan who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity, and Premier Silvio Berlusconi said the man was in the care of the Interior Ministry after arriving in Italy earlier in the day. Abdul ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 29, 2006 13:59
