Read more Romano Prodi stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15531/romano-prodi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:52:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27483/italian-pm-fair-game-in-trial-involving-us-rendition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can be called to testify in the upcoming trial of US and Italian spies, an Italian judge ruled today. A CIA-led group is accused of kidnapping a suspected terrorist off the streets of Milan and torturing him for four years under the US' "extraordinary rendition"...http://www.newser.com/story/27483/italian-pm-fair-game-in-trial-involving-us-rendition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 May 2008 15:31:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24730/why-italys-obama-lost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Italian politician who aggressively modeled his campaign on Barack Obama’s fell to once-and-future prime minister Silvio Berlusconi this week—and the shallowness of Walter Veltroni’s message is to blame, Dominic Standish argues in Spiked. He appropriated the slogan “Yes we can” and even re-named his party Democratic, but Veltroni...http://www.newser.com/story/24730/why-italys-obama-lost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24477/here-comes-another-helping-of-berlusconi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative media mogul Silvio Berlusconi looks set to reclaim the Italian premiership, the AP reports, after center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded defeat this evening. Berlusconi's coalition is expected to win control of both houses of Italy's legislature.http://www.newser.com/story/24477/here-comes-another-helping-of-berlusconi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Apr 2008 14:32:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18352/path-clear-for-berlusconi-in-italy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItalians will elect a new parliament April 13-14, and if polls are correct, Der Spiegel reports that Silvio Berlusconi will return to office only 20 months after his last defeat. Immediately after today's announced poll date, PM Romano Prodi announced he won't stand, ceding leadership of the center-left to Rome...http://www.newser.com/story/18352/path-clear-for-berlusconi-in-italy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Feb 2008 12:39:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18245/italy-ready-for-snap-poll-after-talks-fail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItaly will turn to a snap election in April to form a new government after 4 days of negotiations led by the speaker of the Senate failed to form an interim coalition. Parliament will be dissolved, and polls suggest that Silvio Berlusconi will win a third term as prime minister,...http://www.newser.com/story/18245/italy-ready-for-snap-poll-after-talks-fail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Feb 2008 10:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17822/italy-headed-for-caretaker-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItaly's president has asked Senate speaker Franco Marini to form an interim government in a last-ditch effort to reform election laws ahead of a snap poll, reports the BBC. Marini was invited to head a temporary administration to change Italy's crippling voting system, which privileges small parties and has led...http://www.newser.com/story/17822/italy-headed-for-caretaker-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jan 2008 10:33:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17306/berlusconi-eyes-3rd-term-as-prime-minister.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItaly's president will begin crisis talks tonight with top politicians after last night's resignation of PM Romano Prodi. While a technocrat will probably take the helm of the country for a few months, Silvio Berlusconi is waiting in the wings, and the richest man in Italy has his sights set...http://www.newser.com/story/17306/berlusconi-eyes-3rd-term-as-prime-minister.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 9:52:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17275/italian-pm-prodi-resigns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fat lady has sung for Italian PM Romano Prodi. After losing a confidence vote in the Senate, Prodi resigned today, the BBC reports. President Giorgio Napolitano now has to make the decision of calling a snap election or appointing a caretaker government. Former PM Berlusconi's center-right coalition would be...http://www.newser.com/story/17275/italian-pm-prodi-resigns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jan 2008 15:27:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17239/prodis-choice-resign-today-or-lose-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItaly's PM Romano Prodi may resign today rather than face defeat in a confidence vote scheduled for late this evening. After this week's defection of a small coalition party deprived Prodi of his one-seat Senate majority, his government looks set to fall. A handful of left-wing senators have also said...http://www.newser.com/story/17239/prodis-choice-resign-today-or-lose-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jan 2008 6:35:42 CST