Plan to add to U.S. base irks Italians
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Tens of thousands of people converged yesterday on this small city in the Veneto region of northern Italy for a peaceful protest against the planned expansion of a U.S. military base here.Comment
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An Italian prosecutor requested the indictment of 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials on a charge of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003 &#151; a case that continues to be an irritant to U.S.-Italian relations.
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Now that President Bush has approved a plan to gradually bring home some U.S. troops from Iraq, some of the families of the first unit to ship out are, surprisingly, not happy.
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Thousands of Italians are expected to join a protest march against the planned expansion of a US army base.
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A new contract proposal put forward last week by the Joint Contracting Command-Iraq shows that the U.S. military believes there is going to be a continuing need for private, armed, security services such as Blackwater USA in that country for years to come.
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Summer has brought an expected influx of boat people from north African shores to Italy&#39;s southernmost island of Lampedusa, but they are still overwhelming immigration facilities with their sheer numbers, officials say.
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The proposal reflects a growing belief that the use of the detention facility is tainting the image of the U.S.
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TRENTO, Italy  - Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi was berated by angry voters on Sunday who want him to stop the United States expanding an air base near their homes.
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As economic woes mount, Italians want to make it more difficult for members of small coalitions to topple a government.
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Culture, etc. The Bush administration yesterday gave Italy the benefit of the doubt amid reports that Rome had paid a terrorist group in Iraq a $1 million ransom to secure the release of two Italian hostages.
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ROME, Jan 25 (IPS) - Fifty-six percent of Italians want Italian soldiers  to leave Afghanistan, according to an opinion poll commissioned  by the daily news online La Repubblica.
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Thousands of Italians gathered  under heavy police guard on Saturday to protest against the  expansion of a U.S. military base that has aroused strong  opposition and divided the center-left government.
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Italy wants the rest of the Continent to stiffen border patrols and asylum guidelines.
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The United States embassy in Rome has warned U.S citizens they may face a health risk in Italy's southern Campania region due to a garbage crisis that has filled streets with piles of rubbish.
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Italians have tightened their purse strings since the euro arrived, instead of enjoying the good life.
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A move to bring more Sunnis back into the government gave the U.S. something to brag about, but already is running into trouble
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A bid to give Hollywood heavyweight Robert  De Niro honorary Italian citizenship has pitted adoring fans in  Italy against Italian Americans who say his movie Mafia roles  give them a bad name.