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Pope Francis and the Argentine rabbi
One of the first things Argentinian native Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio did after being elected pope on March 13 was to send a message of friendship to Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni — and, by extension, the Jewish people. "I sincerely hope to...Tags: Rosh Hashanah, Human Interest, Vatican City, John Paul II, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Italy's Letta faces early squeeze over anti-austerity drive
Reuters* Letta vows end to austerity and promises to meet debt targets * Government tensions over call to scrap unpopular housing tax * No detail on how to pay for tax cuts By James Mackenzie ROME, May 1 (Reuters) - Italy's new prime minister, Enrico Letta,...Tags: Public Finance, Italy, European Union, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Riccardo Muti: Illnesses behind him, CSO director wraps up spring residency
"Any donkey can conduct, but to make music is difficult," Riccardo Muti told the young members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at an open rehearsal last week at Symphony Center. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director was quoting his famous...
Tags: Italy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Flu, Arturo Toscanini
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Italy's new premier to push growth agenda in Europe after winning vote
Reuters* Letta wins final confidence vote in Senate * To meet Merkel, Hollande * Berlusconi says govt must abolish housing tax By Roberto Landucci and Steve Scherer ROME, April 30 (Reuters) - New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a final confidence...Tags: European Union, Italy, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, International Organizations
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Deal in works to save Bronzeville church?
With the dispute over the proposed demolition of St. James Church on dockets in both Cook County and Vatican City, Chicago's Catholic Archdiocese hinted at the possibility of a settlement with preservationists fighting to save the 133-year-old Bronzeville...
Tags: Justice System, Vatican City, Allentown, Bronzeville, Human Interest
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Gunshots fired near Italy prime minister's office, injuries
ReutersROME, April 28 (Reuters) - Gunshots were fired in front of the Italian prime minister's office in Rome on Saturday as the new government of Enrico Letta was being sworn in at the president's palace around a kilometre away, RAI state television reported....Tags: Italy, Government, Politics
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Two Italian police hurt in shooting near prime minister's office
ReutersROME, April 28 (Reuters) - A man was arrested on Sunday after shooting and wounding two police officers outside the Italian prime minister's office in central Rome, police said. One of the wounded law enforcers had been shot in the neck and was in a...Tags: Shootings, Government, Enrico Letta, Politics
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CORRECTED-Gunshots fired near Italy prime minister's office, injuries
Reuters(Corrects to Sunday from Saturday) ROME, April 28 (Reuters) - Gunshots were fired in front of the Italian prime minister's office in Rome on Sunday as the new government of Enrico Letta was being sworn in at the president's palace around a kilometre...Tags: Italy, Government, Politics
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Rome mayor says shooting not act of terrorism
ReutersROME, April 28 (Reuters) - The shooting outside the Italian prime minister's office on Sunday could not be described as terrorism although the bitter political climate of the past few months has increased tensions, the mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno said....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Politics, Terrorism
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NEWSMAKER-Italy's Saccomanni moves from central banker to economy minister
Reuters* Saccomanni, 70, virtually unknown to Italian public * Has spent whole career in Bank of Italy * Enjoys respect among international policymakers * With no party affiliation, may lack political clout By Gavin Jones ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - Italy'...Tags: Milan (Italy), Italy, International Monetary Fund, Banking, Central Bank
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NEWSMAKER-Italy's Letta sets moderate course with new government
Reuters* New PM Letta must hold together broad coalition * Names central banker Saccomanni as economy minister * Will push EU to ease austerity By Gavin Jones ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - There is much about Italy's new centre-left prime minister Enrico Letta,...Tags: European Parliament, Italy, European Union, Mario Monti, Enrico Letta
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New pope, old question: Can you appreciate and object at the same time?
The white smoke had barely wafted away from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday when my friend Courtney, to my surprise, posted on Facebook, "We got a new Pope!" I bumped into her a while later. "Are you Catholic?" I asked. "No." "But you're excited...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Birth Control, Customs and Tradition, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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Mar 15, 2013
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